1940 New Mexico A&M Aggies football team

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.^[1][2] The team played home games at Quesenberry Field in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

New Mexico A&M was ranked No. 321 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[3]

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	Varsity Stadium 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	[4]
November 23	Redlands	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	W 25–14
November 30	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 26–40
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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