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1959 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1959 New Mexico A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl, W 28–8 vs. North Texas State
Conference Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1959 record 8–3 (2–1 Border)
Head coach Warren Woodson (2nd year)
Home stadium Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Arizona State $ 5 0 0     10 1 0
Arizona 2 1 0     4 6 0
New Mexico A&M 2 2 0     8 3 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 2 0     3 7 0
Texas Western 2 3 0     3 7 0
West Texas State 0 5 0     1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University during the 1959 college football season. In their second year under head coach Warren Woodson, the Aggies compiled a 8–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and defeated North Texas State in the 1959 Sun Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included Charley Johnson with 1,449 passing yards, Pervis Atkins with 971 rushing yards, and R. Cassell with 519 receiving yards. For the first time in what proved to be four consecutive years, a New Mexico State back won the NCAA rushing title, Pervis Atkins in 1959, Bob Gaiters in 1960, and Preacher Pilot in 1961 and 1962. Head coach Warren Woodson was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


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