Frontier Conference (1940–1962)
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.
Membership
Former members
- The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Frontier Conference.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Nickname | Joined | Left | Colors | Current conference |
| Alamosa, Colorado | 1921 | Public | Grizzlies | 1946 | 1955 | Green & White | RMAC NCAA Division II | |
| Flagstaff, Arizona | 1899 | Public | Northern [Arizona Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks] | 1953 | 1962 | Blue & Gold | Big Sky NCAA Division I FCS | |
| Portales, New Mexico | 1927 | Public | Greyhounds | 1940 | 1953 | Green & Silver | Lone [Star Conference|Lone Star] NCAA Division II | |
| Las Vegas, New Mexico | 1893 | Public | New Mexico [Highlands Cowboys and Cowgirls|Cowboys and Cowgirls] | 1940 | 1962 | Purple & White | RMAC NCAA Division II | |
| Roswell, New Mexico | 1891 | Public | New Mexico [Military Institute#Athletics|Broncos] | 1940 | 1957 | Red & Black | WJCAC, SWJCFC NJCAA Division I | |
| Silver City, New Mexico | 1893 | Public | Mustangs | 1940 | 1962 | Royal Purple & Golden Yellow | Lone Star NCAA Division II | |
| Goodwell, Oklahoma | 1909 | Public | Aggies | 1940 | 1950 | Crimson & Blue | Sooner NAIA Division I | |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | 1859 | Roman Catholic | Horsemen | 1948 | 1950 | Light Navy & White | Defunct | |
| Alpine, Texas | 1917 | Public | Lobos | 1946 | 1949 | Scarlet & Grey | American Southwest NCAA Division III |
Membership timeline
DateFormat = yyyy
ImageSize = width:750 height:auto barincrement:24
Period = from:1939 till:1966
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea = right:0 left:0 bottom:50 top:0
Colors = id:barcolor value:black
id:line value:black
id:bg value:white
id:NMC value:rgb
id:Fron value:rgb
PlotData=
width:20 textcolor:black shift: anchor:from fontsize:s
bar:1 color:NMC from:1940 till:1951 text:Panhandle A&M
bar:2 color:NMC from:1940 till:1954 text:Eastern New Mexico
bar:3 color:NMC from:1940 till:1955 text:New Mexico Military
bar:3 color:Fron from:1955 till:1958
bar:4 color:NMC from:1940 till:1955 text:New Mexico Highlands
bar:4 color:Fron from:1955 till:1963
bar:5 color:NMC from:1940 till:1955 text:New Mexico State Teachers'
bar:5 color:Fron from:1955 till:1963
bar:6 color:NMC from:1946 till:1950 text:Sul Ross State
bar:7 color:NMC from:1946 till:1955 text:Adams State
bar:7 color:Fron from:1955 till:1956
bar:8 color:NMC from:1948 till:1951 text:St. Michael's
bar:9 color:NMC from:1953 till:1955 text:Arizona State College
bar:9 color:Fron from:1955 till:1963
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1940
TextData =
fontsize:L
textcolor:black
pos: # tabs:
text:"New Mexico / Frontier Conference membership history"
Football championships and postseason appearances
| Season | Champion | Conference record | Overall record |
| 1955 | Adams State | 4–1 | 6–4 |
| 1955 | New Mexico Military | 4–1 | 5–3 |
| 1956 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 3–0 | 8–2 |
| 1956 | 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 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 2–0–1 | 6–3–2 |
| 1960 | 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 |