1956 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = New Mexico A&M Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Border Conference
| short_conf = Border
| record = 1–9
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Tony Cavallo
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1956 Border Conference football standings}}
The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their second year under head coach Tony Cavallo, the Aggies compiled a 1–9 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 276 to 131.{{cite news|title=1956 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 6, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-mexico-state/1956-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=New Mexico State Football 2018 Media Guide|publisher=New Mexico State University|year=2018|page=72|accessdate=August 6, 2019|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nmsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/23/2018_Football_Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.2018 Media Guide, p. 15.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Mountain
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| attend = y
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|September 15||at|Tulsa
|September 22|||New Mexico
|September 29||at|Cal Poly
|October 6|||Arizona State|Memorial Stadium|Las Cruces, NM|L 7–28|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-devils-top-aggies/169699885/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Devils top Aggies, 28–7|date=October 7, 1956|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13|||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}
|October 20||at|West Texas State|Buffalo Stadium|Canyon, TX|L 0–45||{{cite news|title=West Texas Roms 45–0|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|date=October 21, 1956|page=A10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27863581/west_texas_roms_450/|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|||Texas Western|Memorial Stadium|Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)|L 7–51||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pampa-daily-news-texas-western-wallops-n/169699083/|work=Pampa Daily News|title=Texas Western wallops N.M. Aggies, 51–7|date=October 28, 1956|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Omaha Indians|title=Omaha}}
|November 17|||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen|title=Nebraska Wesleyan}}
|November 24|2:00 p.m.|vs|Hardin–Simmons|Caveman Field|Carlsbad, NM|L 19–38|> 2,000|{{cite news |author= |title=College Clubs To Work Out Here Friday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103485412/carlsbad-current-argus/ |newspaper=Carlsbad Current-Argus |location=Carlsbad, New Mexico |date=November 21, 1956 |page=9 |access-date=June 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Cowboys Dump Aggies 38–19|newspaper=Current-Argus|date=November 25, 1956|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27830967/cowboys_dump_aggies_3819/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Mexico State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/472/stats/12710 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 6, 2025 }}
References
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