1951 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

1951 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	1–9 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Joseph T. Coleman (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1951 Border Conference football standings

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

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their first year under head coach Joseph T. Coleman, the Aggies compiled a 1–9 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 337 to 115. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	L 13–67
September 22	Stephen F. Austin*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–27
September 29	at Texas Western	El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 7–41
October 6	New Mexico*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 0–20
October 12	at Colorado Mines*	Golden, CO	L 0–7
October 20	at Bradley*	Peoria, IL	L 6–34
October 27	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 0–46
November 3	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 48–12
November 10	West Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 20–50
November 17	McMurry*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–33
*Non-conference game