Not to be confused with the current Frontier Conference, an NAIA athletic conference based on the Pacific Northwest region founded since about the 1934–35 season.
The Frontier Conference, known as the New Mexico Conference and New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference from 1940 to 1955, was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The league existed from 1940 to 1962.[1]
^Frontier (NM) Conference 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.
^ abcd"New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference ; Frontier Conference". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
^ ab"Western New Mexico University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ abc"New Mexico Military Institute". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ ab"Adams State College". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ abcd"Sul Ross State University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ abc"Eastern New Mexico University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ abc"Oklahoma Panhandle State University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ abcdefgh"Northern Arizona University (sheet 1)". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^"New Mexico Highlands University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^"Northern Arizona University (sheet 2)". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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Not to be confused with the current Frontier Conference an NAIA athletic conference based on the Pacific Northwest region founded since about the 1934 35 season The Frontier Conference known as the New Mexico Conference and New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference from 1940 to 1955 was an intercollegiate athletic conference composed of member schools located in the states of Arizona Colorado New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas The league existed from 1940 to 1962 1 Frontier ConferenceConferenceNCAANAIAFounded1940Ceased1962No of teams9 Football RegionSouthwestLocations Contents 1 Membership 1 1 Former members 1 2 Membership timeline 2 Football championships and postseason appearances 3 See also 4 ReferencesMembership editFormer members edit The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Frontier Conference Institution former name Location Founded Type Nickname Joined Left Colors CurrentconferenceAdams State University Adams State College Alamosa Colorado 1921 Public Grizzlies 1946 1955 Green amp White RMACNCAA Division IINorthern Arizona University Arizona State College Flagstaff Arizona 1899 Public Lumberjacks 1953 1962 Blue amp Gold Big SkyNCAA Division I FCSEastern New Mexico University Portales New Mexico 1927 Public Greyhounds 1940 1953 Green amp Silver Lone StarNCAA Division IINew Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas New Mexico 1893 Public Cowboys and Cowgirls 1940 1962 Purple amp White RMACNCAA Division IINew Mexico Military Institute Roswell New Mexico 1891 Public Broncos 1940 1957 Red amp Black WJCAC SWJCFCNJCAA Division IWestern New Mexico University New Mexico State Teachers College Silver City New Mexico 1893 Public Mustangs 1940 1962 Royal Purple amp Golden Yellow Lone StarNCAA Division IIOklahoma Panhandle State University Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College Goodwell Oklahoma 1909 Public Aggies 1940 1950 Crimson amp Blue SoonerNAIA Division ISt Michael s College Santa Fe New Mexico 1859 Roman Catholic Horsemen 1948 1950 Light Navy amp White DefunctSul Ross State University Sul Ross State College Alpine Texas 1917 Public Lobos 1946 1949 Scarlet amp Grey American SouthwestNCAA Division IIIMembership timeline edit NMC members Frontier membersFootball championships and postseason appearances editNew Mexico Intercollegiate Conference football championships Season Champion 2 Conference record 2 Overall record1940 New Mexico State Teachers 4 0 4 3 3 1941 New Mexico Military 4 0 6 1 4 1942 New Mexico State Teachers 1 0 2 2 3 1943 1945 Competition suspended during World War II1946 Adams State 4 0 5 1 5 1947 Sul Ross 5 0 6 3 6 1948 Sul Ross 5 0 10 0 1 6 1949 Sul Ross 5 0 7 3 6 1950 Eastern New Mexico 5 1 5 5 7 1951 Eastern New Mexico 5 0 8 1 7 1952 co champions Eastern New Mexico 4 1 7 1 1 7 Panhandle A amp M 4 1 7 3 8 1953 Panhandle A amp M 6 0 8 1 1 8 1954 Panhandle A amp M 5 0 6 3 8 Frontier Conference football championships Season Champion 2 Conference record 2 Overall record1955 co champions Adams State 4 1 6 4 5 New Mexico Military 4 1 5 3 4 1956 co champions Arizona State Flagstaff 3 0 8 2 9 New Mexico Military 3 0 6 3 4 1957 Arizona State Flagstaff 3 0 8 1 9 1958 Arizona State Flagstaff 3 0 11 1 9 1959 Arizona State Flagstaff 3 0 6 2 1 9 1960 co champions Arizona State Flagstaff 2 0 1 6 3 2 9 New Mexico Highlands 2 0 1 6 2 1 10 1961 Arizona State Flagstaff 1 0 1 3 5 1 9 1962 Arizona State Flagstaff 2 0 6 4 9 National playoff and bowl games Conference team Opponent Result Score Location1949 Tangerine BowlSul Ross Murray State Tie 21 21 6 Orlando Florida1958 NAIA SemifinalArizona State Flagstaff Gustavus Adolphus Win 41 12 9 Tucson Arizona1958 NAIA Championship Holiday Bowl Arizona State Flagstaff Northeastern State Loss 13 19 11 St Petersburg FloridaSee also editList of defunct college football conferencesReferences edit Frontier NM Conference Archived 2015 06 26 at the Wayback Machine College Football Data Warehouse retrieved October 22 2015 a b c d New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference Frontier Conference The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 3 2017 a b Western New Mexico University The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 4 2017 a b c New Mexico Military Institute The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 4 2017 a b Adams State College The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 4 2017 a b c d Sul Ross State University The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 4 2017 a b c Eastern New Mexico University The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 4 2017 a b c Oklahoma Panhandle State University The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 4 2017 a b c d e f g h Northern Arizona University sheet 1 The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 5 2017 New Mexico Highlands University The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 5 2017 Northern Arizona University sheet 2 The Dr Roger B Saylor Football Records Collection Penn State University Libraries Retrieved January 5 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frontier Conference 1940 1962 amp oldid 1183184968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
