The list of Border Conference football champions includes eight teams that won the college football championship awarded by the defunct Border Conference during its existence from 1931 through 1961. In total, 9 teams sponsored football in the conference. Arizona State Teacher's College of Flagstaff (now Northern Arizona University) was the only member to never win a Border Conference football championship.
Champions by year Year School Record1931Arizona State3–01932No championN/A1933No championN/A 1934No championN/A1935Arizona4–01936Arizona3–01937Texas Tech3–01938New MexicoNew Mexico A&M4–24–11939Arizona State4–01940Arizona State3–0–11941Arizona5–01942Hardin–SimmonsTexas Tech3–0–13–0–11943No full conference programN/A1944No full conference programN/A1945No full conference programN/A1946Hardin–Simmons6–01947Texas Tech4–01948Texas Tech5–01949Texas Tech5–01950West Texas State6–01951Texas Tech5–01952Arizona State4–01953Texas Tech5–01954Texas Tech4–01955Texas Tech3–01956Texas Western5–01957Arizona State4–01958Hardin–Simmons4–01959Arizona State5–01960New Mexico State4–01961Arizona State3–0
Championships by team Team Championships Years Texas Tech 9 1937, 1942†, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 Arizona State 7 1931, 1939, 1940, 1952, 1957, 1959, 1961 Arizona 3 1935, 1936, 1941 Hardin–Simmons 3 1942†, 1946, 1958 New Mexico A&M/State 2 1938†, 1960 New Mexico 1 1938† Texas Western 1 1956 West Texas State 1 1950
"†" Denotes shared title
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