1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–6 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Julius H. Johnston (1st season)
Home stadium	Quesenberry Field

1940 Border Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arizona State $	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Arizona	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Texas Mines	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its first year under head coach Julius H. Johnston, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 95. The team played its home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Western New Mexico*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 12–0
September 27	Howard Payne*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 0–10
October 5	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	L 0–41
October 19	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–42
October 25	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 13–0
November 1	Bradley*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 7–14
November 9	at New Mexico	Hilltop Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 6–39	6,500
November 23	Redlands	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 25–14
November 28	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 26–40
*Non-conference game Homecoming