Frontier Conference (1940–1962)

Frontier Conference
Conference	NCAA; NAIA;
Founded	1940
Ceased	1962
No. of teams	9 (Football)
Region	Southwest
Locations

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]

Membership

Former members

The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Frontier Conference.

Institution (former name)	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	Joined	Left	Colors	Current conference
Adams State University (Adams State College)	Alamosa, Colorado	1921	Public	Grizzlies	1946	1955	Green & White	RMAC NCAA Division II
Northern Arizona University (Arizona State College)	Flagstaff, Arizona	1899	Public	Lumberjacks	1953	1962	Blue & Gold	Big Sky NCAA Division I FCS
Eastern New Mexico University	Portales, New Mexico	1927	Public	Greyhounds	1940	1953	Green & Silver	Lone Star NCAA Division II
New Mexico Highlands University	Las Vegas, New Mexico	1893	Public	Cowboys and Cowgirls	1940	1962	Purple & White	RMAC NCAA Division II
New Mexico Military Institute	Roswell, New Mexico	1891	Public	Broncos	1940	1957	Red & Black	WJCAC, SWJCFC NJCAA Division I
Western New Mexico University (New Mexico State Teachers' College)	Silver City, New Mexico	1893	Public	Mustangs	1940	1962	Royal Purple & Golden Yellow	Lone Star NCAA Division II
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College)	Goodwell, Oklahoma	1909	Public	Aggies	1940	1950	Crimson & Blue	Sooner NAIA Division I
St. Michael's College	Santa Fe, New Mexico	1859	Roman Catholic	Horsemen	1948	1950	Light Navy & White	Defunct
Sul Ross State University (Sul Ross State College)	Alpine, Texas	1917	Public	Lobos	1946	1949	Scarlet & Grey	American Southwest NCAA Division III

Membership timeline

NMC members Frontier members

Football championships and postseason appearances

New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference football championships
Season	Champion^[2]	Conference record^[2]	Overall record
1940	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 II
1946	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]
1952 (co-champions)	Panhandle A&M	4–1	7–3^[8]
1953	Panhandle A&M	6–0	8–1–1^[8]
1954	Panhandle A&M	5–0	6–3^[8]

Frontier Conference football championships
Season	Champion^[2]	Conference record^[2]	Overall record
1955 (co-champions)	Adams State	4–1	6–4^[5]
1955 (co-champions)	New Mexico Military	4–1	5–3^[4]
1956 (co-champions)	Arizona State–Flagstaff	3–0	8–2^[9]
1956 (co-champions)	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]
1960 (co-champions)	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	Location
1949 Tangerine Bowl
Sul Ross	Murray State	Tie	21–21^[6]	Orlando, Florida
1958 NAIA Semifinal
Arizona State–Flagstaff	Gustavus Adolphus	Win	41–12^[9]	Tucson, Arizona
1958 NAIA Championship (Holiday Bowl)
Arizona State–Flagstaff	Northeastern State	Loss	13–19^[11]	St. Petersburg, Florida

References

^ 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.

[champs-1] Frontier (NM) Conference Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22 2015.

[Alamo_records-2] "New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference ; Frontier Conference". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

[WNMU-3] "Western New Mexico University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[NMMI-4] "New Mexico Military Institute". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[Adams-5] "Adams State College". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[SRSU-6] "Sul Ross State University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[ENMU-7] "Eastern New Mexico University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[OPSU-8] "Oklahoma Panhandle State University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[NAU-9] ^ ^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.

[NMHU-10] "New Mexico Highlands University". The Dr. Roger B. Saylor Football Records Collection. Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[NAU_championship-11] "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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