The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 12 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed primarily across the southern United States.
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the western United States, mostly in Colorado with members in Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division II.
The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 season. Centered in the southwestern United States, the conference included nine member institutions located in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Donald Anthony Perkins is a former American football fullback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of New Mexico.
Erasmus James is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at University of Wisconsin, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 18th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Vikings and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is a public university in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
The New Mexico Lobos football team is the intercollegiate football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They have a cumulative record of 449–513–31. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos play their home games at University Stadium.
John George "Pink" Griffith was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball.
Don Gregory Graham is an American college basketball coach. He is a former head men's basketball coach at Boise State University.
DonTrell Jamar Moore is a former American football running back who last played for the New Mexico Stars of the Indoor Football League (IFL). An undrafted free agent in the 2006 NFL Draft, Moore eventually signed with the New York Jets in 2006. Moore played college football at the University of New Mexico. Moore was featured in the documentary "Two Days in April", an in depth look into player preparation for the NFL draft. Before his successful college career, Moore went to Roswell High School, where he was coached by Coach Jack Cisco and won the state championship in 2000.
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as an independent. Although New Mexico State is a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for other sports, the WAC ceased to offer football as a sport after the 2012 season due to a realignment in which most of its football-playing members left for other conferences. After spending the 2013 season as an independent and 2014 to 2017 as a football–only member of the Sun Belt Conference, New Mexico State began playing as an independent again with the 2018 football season.
David Elson is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator at Marian University, a position he has held since 2020. Elson served as head football coach at Western Kentucky University (WKU) from 2003 to 2009. He oversaw the transition of Western Kentucky from a Football Championship Subdivision to a Football Bowl Subdivision program, the highest division in college football; in his final season, the Hilltoppers joined the Sun Belt Conference.
Marcus Anthony Smith is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Smith was released by Baltimore during final cuts on September 3, 2011. He played college football at New Mexico.
The Colorado State Rams football program, established in 1893, represents Colorado State University and is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and Mountain West Conference. Rams football teams have had relative success over the years, including winning or sharing the Mountain West title in 1999, 2000 and 2002. The team is coached by Steve Addazio who was hired on December 10, 2019.
Kerry Barth Locklin is a Canadian football defensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Eugene Aaron Huey is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and also played for the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Wyoming.
Willie Lorenzo Shaw is a retired American football player and coach who coached for a number of NFL and college football teams. He is the father of current Stanford head coach David Shaw.
Dennis Havrilla is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Adrenaline of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He played college football at Western New Mexico University.
Tyler Rogers is a Canadian football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies.
Charles Huff Jr. is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Marshall University. Prior to Marshall, he was the associate head coach and running backs coach at the University of Alabama. A coach with stints at Mississippi State and Penn State, he has gained the reputation of being one of the top recruiters in college football.