1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1960

| team = New Mexico State Aggies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Border Conference

| short_conf = Border

| CoachRank = 19

| APRank = 17

| record = 11–0

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Warren B. Woodson

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

| champion = Border champion
Sun Bowl champion

| bowl = Sun Bowl

| bowl_result = W 20–13 vs. Utah State

}}

The 1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 11–0 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. New Mexico State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where the Aggies defeated Utah State. Until the 2017 team, this was the most recent New Mexico State team to play in a bowl game.

For the second time in what proved to be four consecutive years, a New Mexico State back won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rushing title, Pervis Atkins in 1959, Bob Gaiters in 1960, and Preacher Pilot in 1961 and 1962. Woodson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1960

| rankdivision = major college

| poll = AP

| timezone = Mountain

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UNAM

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 41–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-new-mexico-state-rol/169805121/|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|title=New Mexico State rolls past Mexico|date=September 11, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 38–18

| attend = 17,278

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/169805240/|newspaper=The Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times-Democrat|title=TU sputters in grid debut; Beaten 38–18|date=September 18, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 45–0

| attend = 6,937

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-new-mexico-aggies-better-t/169805414/|newspaper=The El Paso Times|title=New Mexico Aggies better Trinity, 45–0|date=September 25, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–0

| attend = 26,673–27,606

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-aggies-slaughter-new/169805631/|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|title=Aggies slaughter New Mexico|date=October 9, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=McMurry Indians|title=McMurry}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 47–17

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-aggies-rally-rips/169805913/|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Aggies' rally rips McMurry|date=October 16, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wichita

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 40–8

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-wichita-ruined-as-new-mexico/169806041/|newspaper=Tulsa World|title=Wichita ruined as New Mexico State wins, 40–8|date=October 23, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| score = 27–24

| attend = 28,300

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-sun-devils-toppled-2/169804380/|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|title=Sun Devils toppled, 27–24|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1960|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}

| site_stadium = Buffalo Bowl

| site_cityst = Canyon, TX

| score = 35–15

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-aggies-post-351/169806168/|newspaper=The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph|title=Aggies post 35–15 victory over WTS|date=November 13, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Hardin–Simmons

| site_stadium = Public Schools Stadium

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| score = 40–3

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-n-mex-st-sl/169806303/|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=N. Mex. St. slaughters H–SU, 40–3|date=November 20, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = w

| rank = 15

| opponent = Texas Western

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 27–15

| attend = 11,659

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/las-cruces-sun-news-nmsu-defeats-tw-mine/169806457/|newspaper=Las Cruces Sun-News|title=NMSU defeats TW Miners, 27–15|date=November 27, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 31

| w/l = w

| rank = 17

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Kidd Field

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Sun Bowl

| score = 20–13

| attend = 16,000–16,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-nm-state-outscored-utags-i/169806633/|newspaper=The El Paso Times|title=NM State outscored Utags in Sun Bowl|date=January 1, 1961|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Mexico State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214876 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 6, 2025 }}

References

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