New Mexico State Aggies
Mascot Pistol Pete wearing a cowboy hat and vest wielding two pistols above the wordmark “NM STATE” in white.
Aggies Alternate Logo
As a sports fan, you may be familiar with the New Mexico State Aggies logo. It has been around for many years and is associated with NCAA athletics. The New Mexico State Aggies have had several logos throughout history, each representing something unique about the team and its identity. In this blog post, we’ll look at some of these logos and how they came to represent the team today.
The original logo used by the New Mexico State Aggies was designed in 1930 by athletic director Zebulon Judd Miller Jr., who wanted it to embody “the spirit of rugged individualism that was so much part of early American life on our western frontier." This first version featured an outline of a cowboy riding his horse while wearing an NMSU hat and holding two pistols in either hand – all set against a red background featuring white stars along its outer edges.
As time went on, though, changes were made to make it more modernized over time such as adding blue accents or replacing some elements entirely, like when they replaced their cowboy rider with just an aggressive-looking bulldog mascot during the 1940s era, which eventually became known simply as ‘Bully’ (and still stands today). During the 1970s era, there were also various versions created, including one where Bully held up three fingers instead two guns; however, none lasted long enough for them to become iconic symbols like previous iterations before finally settling into the current design seen most often now: A black silhouette image depicting both Bully & Pistol Pete together standing side-by-side ready for action!
Throughout decades' worth of changes & updates made since then, the only thing that remains the same is the core values behind what makes these symbols stand out: Strength through unity no matter the circumstances ahead! Whether facing down opponents' field or taking academic challenges head on every day - having this emblem can help remind us why we fight hard and work towards achieving success no matter what odds might be stacked against us... Go Ags!!
New Mexico State Aggies
2020 - Present
Mascot Pistol Pete head above wordmark "NM STATE" in black and gray.
New Mexico State Aggies
2020 - Present
A scripted wordmark "State" in white with red trim and "NEW MEXICO" in the crossbar of the letters "T's" above the wordmark "ATHLETICS" in red.
New Mexico State Aggies
2016 - Present
Mascot Pistol Pete wielding two guns with a wordmark "NM STATE" on his red vest in white above "AGGIES NEW MEXICO STATE" in white on black formed background.
Former primary logo.
New Mexico State Aggies
2014 - 2016
Mascot Pistol Pete wearing a cowboy hat and vest, wielding two pistols above the wordmark "NM STATE" in white.
Moved to primary logo.
New Mexico State Aggies
2013 - Present
Zia symbol is in red with the wordmark "NM STATE" in a white circle.
New Mexico State Aggies
2006 - Present
Mascot Pistol Pete's head complete with cowboy hat and scarf in black and grey.
New Mexico State Aggies
2006 - 2011
Mascot Pistol Pete is wielding two pistols pointing up, combined with a wordmark "AGGIES NEW MEXICO STATE" in white with grey highlights on black background.
New Mexico State Aggies
2006 - 2011
A full-bodied Mascot of Pistol Pete wielding two pistols, this includes his legs, boots, and chaps allin red, black, grey, and white.
New Mexico State Aggies
1995 - 2005
Initials "NM" in black with a white outline above "STATE" in red with black trim inside a red box with a black outline.
New Mexico State Aggies
1995 - 2005
Mascot Pistol Pete is wielding two pistols in red and white.