1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1949 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Vaughn Corley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field

1949 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
West Texas State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vaughn Corley, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 315 to 265. The team played home games on Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	White Sands*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 68–0
September 24	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–40
September 30	New Mexico	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 13–14
October 6	New Mexico Military*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 45–28
October 15	at San Diego State*	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 18–39	8,000
October 29	New Mexico Highlands*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 40–12
November 5	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 32–68
November 12	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 35–0
November 19	Colorado A&M*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–45
November 26	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 7–69
*Non-conference game