1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1953 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	2–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	James Patton (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1953 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach James Patton, the Aggies compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 56. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–47
September 26	Colorado College*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 12–7
October 3	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–46
October 10	McMurry*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 12–26
October 17	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 0–39
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–71	6,000
November 7	New Mexico*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 6–28
November 14	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 0–39	3,000
November 21	West Texas State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 19–13
*Non-conference game