New Mexico State Football Team History
New Mexico State Aggies
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Founded: 1888 Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium Capacity: 30,343 Colors: Crimson & White Coach: Authur L. Burkholder Conference: Independent-
1926 Season Highlights
Authur L. Burkholder enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.
1926 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. El Paso HS (TX)
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. El Paso JC (TX)
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Sul Ross St. (TX)
7
37
L
vs. El Paso Garden Grocers (TX)
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Arizona
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Western New Mexico
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Texas El Paso
10
8
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
New Mexico
6
6
T
Tue., Nov. 30 @ New Mexico Military Institute
6
7
L
1926 Season Totals
Record 5-3
-1
Points Scored 90
Scoring Average 10.0
Points Allowed 65
Defense Average 7.2
Opponents Record 12-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 1-2
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1926 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1926 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.