1959 New Mexico A&M 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

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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

References

↑ "1959 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
↑ "1959 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
↑ "1959 New Mexico State Aggies Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

New Mexico State Aggies football

Venues	Miller Field (1894–1932) Quesenberry Field (1933–1949) Memorial Stadium (1950–1977) Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico: Rio Grande Rivalry UTEP: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Aggie Fight Song" Pride of New Mexico

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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