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.Frontier (NM) Conference , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 22, 2015.
Membership Former members The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Frontier Conference. InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeNicknameJoinedLeftColorsCurrentconferenceAlamosa, Colorado1921PublicGrizzlies19461955Green & White RMACFlagstaff, Arizona1899PublicLumberjacks19531962Blue & Gold Big SkyPortales, New Mexico1927PublicGreyhounds19401953Green & Silver Lone StarLas Vegas, New Mexico1893PublicCowboys and Cowgirls19401962Purple & White RMACRoswell, New Mexico1891PublicBroncos19401957Red & Black WJCAC, SWJCFCSilver City, New Mexico1893PublicMustangs19401962Royal Purple & Golden Yellow Lone StarGoodwell, Oklahoma1909PublicAggies19401950Crimson & Blue SoonerSanta Fe, New Mexico1859Roman CatholicHorsemen19481950Light Navy & White DefunctAlpine, Texas1917PublicLobos19461949Scarlet & Grey Lone Star
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Membership timeline
Football championships and postseason appearances
+ New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference football championships Season Champion Conference record Overall record 1940 New Mexico State Teachers' 4–0 4–3 1941 New Mexico Military 4–0 6–1 1942 New Mexico State Teachers' 1–0 2–2 1943–1945 Competition suspended during World War II 1946 Adams State 4–0 5–1 1947 Sul Ross 5–0 6–3 1948 Sul Ross 5–0 10–0–1 1949 Sul Ross 5–0 7–3 1950 Eastern New Mexico 5–1 5–5 1951 Eastern New Mexico 5–0 8–1 1952(co-champions) Eastern New Mexico 4–1 7–1–1 Panhandle A&M 4–1 7–3 1953 Panhandle A&M 6–0 8–1–1 1954 Panhandle A&M 5–0 6–3
+ Frontier Conference football championships Season Champion Conference record Overall record 1955(co-champions) Adams State 4–1 6–4 New Mexico Military 4–1 5–3 1956(co-champions) Arizona State–Flagstaff 3–0 8–2 New Mexico Military 3–0 6–3 1957 Arizona State–Flagstaff 3–0 8–1 1958 Arizona State–Flagstaff 3–0 11–1 1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff 3–0 6–2–1 1960(co-champions) Arizona State–Flagstaff 2–0–1 6–3–2 New Mexico Highlands 2–0–1 6–2–1 1961 Arizona State–Flagstaff 1–0–1 3–5–1 1962 Arizona State–Flagstaff 2–0 6–4
+ National playoff and bowl games Conference team Opponent Result Score Location1949 Tangerine Bowl Sul Ross Murray State Tie 21–21 Orlando, Florida1958 NAIA Semifinal Arizona State–Flagstaff Win 41–12 Tucson, Arizona1958 NAIA Championship (Holiday Bowl) Arizona State–Flagstaff Northeastern State Loss 13–19 St. Petersburg, Florida
See also List of defunct college football conferences
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