The 1960 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the

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during the

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. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach

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, played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They finished the season with a record of 11–0 and 4–0 in conference play. Until the 2017 school year, this was the most recent New Mexico State team to play in a bowl game. For the second time in what proved to be four consecutive years, a New Mexico State back won the NCAA rushing title,

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in 1959, Bob Gaiters in 1960, and Preacher Pilot in 1961 and 1962. Head coach Warren B. Woodson was later inducted into the

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