2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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2001 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (4–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Barney Cotton (5th season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Steve Stanard (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Middle Tennessee +  5 1   8 3  
North Texas +  5 1   5 7  
New Mexico State  4 2   5 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette  2 4   3 8  
Arkansas State  2 4   2 9  
Louisiana–Monroe  2 4   2 9  
Idaho  1 5   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions

The 2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies were coached by head coach Tony Samuel and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This was the first season the Aggies competed as members of the Sun Belt Conference, having previously competed in the Big West Conference from 1984 to 2000.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 237:00 pmat Louisville *
L 24–4538,129
September 16:00 pmat No. 5 Texas * FSN L 7–4182,856 [1]
September 86:00 pmNo. 22 Oregon State *L 22–2727,238
September 221:10 pmat No. 12 Kansas State *L 0–6449,229 [2]
September 296:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe W 31–06,625
October 62:00 pmat Tulsa *W 24–717,211
October 13 Idaho
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 46–39
October 272:00 pmat Middle Tennessee L 35–3911,327
November 3 North Texas
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 20–22
November 10 Arkansas State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 28–17
November 17at Louisiana–Lafayette W 49–46
November 24at New Mexico *L 0–53

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Roster

2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4Eric HigginsSo
QB 5Te'Mon WallaceJr
RB 6Keith MoutonFr
WR 7H. B. Briscoe Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 8Chris LumpkinSo
QB 10Paul DrombowskiFr
QB 11 Buck Pierce Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 13Carl Scaffidi Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 14Preston Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 17K. C. EnzmingerSr
WR 19P. J. WinstonJr
RB 20Kenton KeithSr
RB 22Walter TaylorJr
RB 23Tony BosticSo
WR 27Ronshay Jenkins Redshirt.svg  So
FB 36Kermit Okamura Redshirt.svg  Jr
FB 38Rambo FiaseuFr
FB 44Marcus Dixon Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 48Keeon JohnsonSr
C 68B. J. Van Briesen Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 72Adam Sinclair Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 75Shalimar Jackson Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 77Justin Shopbell Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 81Chris Duncan Redshirt.svg  So
WR 84Manwell TalbertSr
TE 85Travis SamuelFr
TE 87Michael BangsSr
TE 89Alex Davis Redshirt.svg  So
TE 97Dustin DitmoreSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3Robert Canidate Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 6Tony LukinsSr
DB 9Corey PaulSr
DB 13Daniel MalloySr
DB 15Nick CrawfordSr
S 28 Siddeeq Shabazz Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 30Simon OcampoFr
S 31Tyrone GiffordJr
S 31Shukree ShabazzFr
LB 34Julmar Howard Redshirt.svg  So
LB 37Richard Glover Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 42 Jim Cottrell Fr
LB 43 D'Wayne Taylor Sr
DE 95Lamar HillSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 12Dario AguinigaSo
P 16Brian CoppleJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ross Els (Special Team Coordinator/safeties)
  • Mark Mauer (Wide receivers)
  • Steve Stanard (Defensive coordinator/linebacker)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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