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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: Clarence W. Russell
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1893  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Clarence W. Russell enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
   vs. New Mexico St. Alumni  27   0   W       
   vs. El Paso HS (TX)  20   0   W       
   @ El Paso HS (TX)  7   7   T       
   vs. New Mexico Military Institute  7   16   L       
   @ Arizona  0   73   L       
   vs. Texas El Paso  3   6   L       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ New Mexico  0   51   L       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record2-4 -1
  Points Scored64
  Scoring Average9.1
  Points Allowed153
  Defense Average21.9
  Opponents Record10-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-2 -1
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 3-221670   R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut 1-736110   John Donahue
Army 9-023536   Charles D. Daly
Notre Dame 8-129230   Jesse C. Harper
Penn State 8-234862   Richard C. Dick Harlow
Pittsburgh 8-025525   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Louisiana State 7-1-223845   E.T. McDonald
Marshall 7-2-1267101   Boyd B. Chambers
Michigan 7-225356   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Boston College 6-216766   Charles E. Brickley
Maryland 6-214252   H.C. Curley Byrd
Navy 6-3-119976   Lt. Jonas H. Ingram
Northern Illinois 6-1-110519   William W. Wirtz
Arizona 5-324793   James F. Pop McKale
Middle Tennessee State 5-211130   Alfred B. Miles
Sam Houston State 5-219754   Gene Berry
Syracuse 5-427587   William M. Bill Hollenback
West Virginia 5-2-219838   Mont H. McIntire
Western Michigan 5-138938   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State 4-37251   Earl Brannon
Michigan State 4-2-112626   Frank A. Sommers
North Texas 4-3-112574   J.W. St. Clair
Washington State 4-213525   William Lone Star Dietz
Buffalo 3-5-22488   Art Powell
Hawaii 3-26729   William Britton
Nevada 3-5142160   Jack Glascock
Rutgers 3-2-210652   George Foster Sanford
Temple 3-1-26114   William Nicholai
Wake Forest 3-310785   G.M. Billings
Western Kentucky 3-22829   J.L. Arthur
Akron 2-790183   Fred Sefton
Jacksonville State 2-4-115102   Ben Harris
Memphis 2-3-115290   Tom Shea
New Mexico State 2-4-164153   Clarence W. Russell
Texas El Paso 2-328137   Tommy Dwyer
Central Michigan 1-539139   Blake Miller
Arizona State 0-31351   George H. Schaeffer
Southern Mississippi 0-20106   A.B. Dillie
Stanford 0-000   No Team

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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