1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1939

| team = New Mexico A&M Aggies

| sport = football

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| conference = Border Conference

| short_conf = Border

| record = 3–6

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Jerry Hines

| hc_year = 11th

| captain =

| stadium = Quesenberry Field

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The 1939 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now known as New Mexico State University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its eleventh and final year under head coach Jerry Hines, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 141 to 92.{{cite web|title=New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide|publisher=New Mexico State University|year=2018|page=72|accessdate=January 27, 2019|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nmsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/23/2018_Football_Media_Guide.pdf}}{{cite web|title=1939 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 27, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico-state/1939-schedule.html}} The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

New Mexico A&M was ranked No. 239 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.{{cite news|title=Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=Johnson City Sunday Press|date=December 31, 1939|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Fort Hays State Tigers|title=Fort Hays State}}|Quesenberry Field|Las Cruces, NM|W 33–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-aggies-topple-kansan/169458194/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Aggies topple Kansans 33 to 7|date=September 23, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 28|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Arkansas State Teachers Bears|title=Arkansas State Teachers}}|Estes Stadium|Conway, AR|W 12–3||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hope-star-state-teachers-are-beaten-sco/169458698/|work=Hope Star|title=State Teachers are beaten, score 12–3|date=September 29, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks|title=Arizona State–Flagstaff}}|Skidmore Field|Flagstaff, AZ|W 26–13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-new-mexico-aggies-humbl/169458419/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=New Mexico Aggies humble Flagstaff, 26–13|date=October 8, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14|at|Arizona|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|L 3–20|9,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-wildcats-hit-aggies-har/169457645/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Wildcats hit Aggies hard in last half|date=October 15, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20||Arizona State|Quesenberry Field|Las Cruces, NM|L 0–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albuquerque-tribune-tempe-newest-sou/169453427/|work=The Albuquerque Tribune|title=Tempe newest southwest gridiron threat after victory over Aggies|date=October 21, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|at|Oklahoma A&M|Lewis Field|Stillwater, OK|L 0–20|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tulsa-tribune-aggies-roll-up-200-wi/169458496/|work=The Tulsa Tribune|title=Aggies roll up 20–0 win|date=November 5, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 10||New Mexico|Quesenberry Field|Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)|L 6–9|6,000|{{cite news|title=Lobos Smash Aggies, 9-6, in Last Seconds of Play: Jimmy Hubbell Gets Field Goal To Save Game|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|author=Paul Weeks|date=November 11, 1939|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25202627/lobos_smash_aggies_96_in_last/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17||Hardin–Simmons|Quesenberry Field|Las Cruces, NM|L 13–28||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albuquerque-tribune-finally-win-over/169458573/|work=The Albuquerque Tribune|title=Finally win over Aggies|date=November 18, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 25||Texas Mines|Quesenberry Field|Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)|L 0–34||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-texas-miners-triumph/169457322/|work=Waco Tribune-Herald|title=Texas Miners triumph|date=November 26, 1939|accessdate=April 2, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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Category:New Mexico State Aggies football seasons

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