New Mexico State Aggies football

Last updated

New Mexico State Aggies football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team
New Mexico State Aggies wordmark.svg
First season 1893; 131 years ago
Athletic director Mario Moccia
Head coach Tony Sanchez
1st season, 2–6 (.250)
Stadium Aggie Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 30,343)
Year built1978 (1978)
Field surfaceArtificial turf
Location Las Cruces, New Mexico
NCAA division Division I FBS
Conference Conference USA
Past conferences Border (1931–1961)
MVC (1971–1982)
Big West (1983–2000)
Sun Belt (2001–2004)
WAC (2005–2012)
Sun Belt (2014–2017)
All-time record458–676–30 [1]  (.406)
Bowl record4–1–1 (.750)
Conference titles4 (1938, 1960, 1976, 1978)
Rivalries New Mexico (rivalry)
UTEP (rivalry)
ColorsCrimson and white [2]
   
Marching bandThe "PRIDE" of New Mexico
Website NMStatesports.com

The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as a member of Conference USA.

Contents

New Mexico State spent the 2013 season as an independent and from 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. On November 5, 2021, New Mexico State announced it would be joining Conference USA in all sports including football starting in 2023. [3]

History

Early history (1893–1985)

One of New Mexico State's earliest football games was the first match-up against in-state rival New Mexico on January 1, 1894. [4] From 1914 to 1916, Clarence Russell served as head football coach of the Aggies, compiling a 7–2–6 record. [5] Dutch Bergman served as head coach from 1920 to 1922, compiling a record of 12–1–5. [5] R. R. Brown served as the head football coach of the Aggies from 1923 to 1925. [5] He led the 1923 team to an undefeated 9–0 record, including victories over Hardin–Simmons, and rival teams New Mexico, and UTEP. [6] Jerry Hines began coaching the Aggies in 1929, and was also coach of the men's basketball team. [7] Hines’ teams competed well in the new Border Conference. Between 1934 and 1938, the football record was 31–10–6, and the team was invited to the first Sun Bowl in 1936 where they tied the powerful Hardin–Simmons Cowboys 14–14. Hines's coaching career ended with his induction into military service during World War II. [8] Julius H. Johnstontook over the Aggies football team after Hines's resignation, [9] and led the Aggies for three seasons before departing to serve in World War II. [5] [9] In his absence, assistant coach Maurice Moulder led the team. [5] Johnston's record was 6–21. [10] The Aggies did not field a football team from 1944 to 1945 because of the events surrounding World War II. [5] From 1946 to 1947, Ray Curfman was the head coach of the Aggies, then in the Border Conference. [5] Curfman's Aggies compiled an 8–11 record. [11] He resigned in December 1947 to work in the sporting goods industry in Texas. From 1948 to 1957, NMSU compiled a dismal 21–74 record under four head coaches (Vaughn Corley, Joseph Coleman, James Patton and Anthony Cavallo) that were either fired or forced to resign in succession. [5] Fan support and attendance declined, recruiting was becoming more difficult and alumni and administration support was drying up. This would be a sign of things to come for the Aggie football program.

Future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Warren B. Woodson took over as head coach in 1958. [12] He previously had success at the Conway Teachers College (now Central Arkansas) and Hardin–Simmons. [13] In his second season at New Mexico State, Woodson's team defeated North Texas in the 1959 Sun Bowl. [12] The following year, Woodson guided the Aggies to an 11–0 finish, the only perfect season in school history. [14] [15] That year, New Mexico State defeated Utah State, 20–13, in the 1960 Sun Bowl and attained a final AP Poll ranking of 17th. [16] Quarterback Charley Johnson won the bowl MVP honors both years becoming the first and still only player in NCAA history to win the MVP award from the same bowl game in back-to-back years. [17] Johnson went on to play in the National Football League for 15 years with the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos. During his NFL career he managed to complete a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering making him one of only a handful of NFL player to earn a Ph.D. Dr. Johnson subsequently retired as a professor and department head of the Chemical Engineering school at NMSU. The Aggies continued to fare well under Woodson through the 1967 season. [12] However at the end of that season, university administration, with whom Woodson had a contentious relationship throughout his career, invoked a clause requiring state employees to retire at age 65. [12] Thus Woodson, who would turn 65 that offseason, was essentially forced out despite a 7–2–1 1967 campaign that ended with a 54–7 shellacking of archrival New Mexico. [18]

Despite some impressive single game wins and individual player stats, the Aggies have struggled as a team in the days since Warren Woodson. [12] Since his departure Aggie football has spiraled into an abyss of perennial futility that some Aggie fans have begun to refer to as the "Woodson Curse [ broken anchor ]." [19] In the 49 seasons between Woodson's firing and 2016, NMSU amassed just four winning seasons while failing to appear in a single bowl game until the 2017 Arizona Bowl. [12] From 1968 to 1985, NMSU's football program declined, failing to reach a single bowl game and struggling to win football games. The Aggies' best season during this time period was a 5–5–1 mark in 1971 under head coach Jim Wood. [5] Jim Bradley, Gil Krueger and Fred Zechman also led the Aggies football program during these years and they failed to produce any winning seasons as they were fired as a result. [5] In 1978, Krueger and the Aggies went 6–5 and won the Missouri Valley Conference.

Mike Knoll era (1986–1989)

In December 1985, Miami linebackers coach and former Aggies linebackers coach Mike Knoll was named NMSU's new head coach, replacing the fired Zechman. [20] Under Knoll, the Aggies were abysmal, compiling a 4–40 record that included a 17-game losing streak at the end. [21] In each of Knoll's four seasons, the Aggies were outscored by at least 200 points. Knoll was fired after a winless 1989 season. [21]

Jim Hess era (1990–1996)

NMSU, hoping for a positive change in results, hired Jim Hess away from Stephen F. Austin in December 1989. [22] In November 1990, the Aggies managed to snap their 27-game losing streak, [23] the longest active losing streak at the time, [23] when they defeated Cal State Fullerton 43–9. [23] Fullerton dropped its football program following the 1992 season. The 1988–90 NMSU team is ranked the ninth worst college football team of all time by ESPN. [23] The Aggies were also featured in the August 31, 1992, issue of Sports Illustrated [24] in a piece that chronicles a tradition of losing games. Overall, the same subpar results remained under Hess, leading to his firing after seven seasons. [25] Hess' record at NMSU was 22–55. [26] However, Hess did lead the Aggies to their first winning season in 14 years in 1992, a 6–5 campaign. [27]

Tony Samuel era (1997–2004)

Nebraska defensive ends coach Tony Samuel took over the Aggies football program in December 1996. [28] Under Samuel's guidance, New Mexico State compiled a 34–57 record. [29] The highlight of Samuel's tenure was on September 18, 1999, when the Aggies traveled to Tempe and upset No. 22 ranked Arizona State by a shocking 35–7 score, bringing much-needed attention to the football program. [30] Running back Denvis Manns became the third college football player to rush for 1,000 yards each of his four seasons. [31] At that time the only other backs that had accomplished the feat at that time were Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) and Amos Lawrence (North Carolina). [32] Although Samuel would lead the Aggies to winning records in 1999 and 2002, the Aggies failed to win a conference title or receive a bowl game bid under his leadership and his contract was not renewed following a 5–6 season in 2004. [33]

Hal Mumme era (2005–2008)

NMSU turned to former Kentucky head coach Hal Mumme to turn around the moribund program in December 2004. [34] Mumme brought his high-scoring, pass-oriented offense known as the "Air Raid" to NMSU. [35] Under Mumme, the Aggies compiled an 11–38 record. [36] At the end of the 2008 season the Aggies ended their fourth season under Mumme at 3–9 (1–7 WAC) [37] with a disappointing 47–2 loss to Utah State. [38] The following Tuesday, December 2, Mumme was fired. [39] The 15-year NFL veteran quarterback Charley Johnson, who an alumnus and was then a chemical engineering professor at New Mexico State, was appointed as interim head coach during the search for a replacement. [40]

DeWayne Walker era (2009–2012)

DeWayne Walker DeWayne Walker in 2008.jpg
DeWayne Walker

UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker was named NMSU's head coach on December 31, 2008, [41] signifying a new direction for the pass offense-oriented squad. [42] Under Walker's tutelage, NMSU compiled a 10–40 record, [43] failing to win more than four games in a given season. [43] Walker, facing mounting pressure from administration, alumni and fans, resigned as head coach and departed NMSU to serve as defensive backs coach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. [44]

Doug Martin era (2013–2021)

Doug Martin SunBeltMD-2015-0720-DougMartin.png
Doug Martin

NMSU hired Boston College offensive coordinator and former Kent State head coach Doug Martin as the program's 34th head coach in February 2013. [45] Martin had previously been offensive coordinator at NMSU during the 2011 season helping obtain the school's first victory over a Big Ten team (Minnesota) before being hired away by Boston College. In Martin's first season at the helm, the Aggies compiled a 2–10 record. [46] The 2015 season saw the Aggies finish with a 3–9 win–loss record, with all three wins coming in Sun Belt Conference play, where the Aggies finished tied for 5th. The results included a loss to local rival UTEP in The Battle of I-10 by a score of 50–47 in OT, marking the 7th straight loss to the Miners in the series. [47] On December 2, 2017, the Aggies defeated South Alabama 22–17 at Aggie Memorial Stadium to finish the regular season at 6–6 and advance to its first bowl game in 57 years, where they would play in the Arizona Bowl at Arizona Stadium in Tucson on December 29, 2017. New Mexico State defeated Utah State 26–20 in overtime in front of a loud partisan crowd for New Mexico State. [48] It was the first winning season for the Aggies since 2002.

Jerry Kill era (2022–2023)

On November 28, 2021, former Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill was officially named the next head coach for the Aggies. [49] [50] Kill, a successful former head coach who stepped away due to health issues, [51] signed a five-year contract that pays $550,000 per year. [52] In Kill's first season in 2022 the Aggies stumbled to a 1–5 start before a midseason turnaround saw them win five of their last six games to finish the regular season 6–6 and receive a bid to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Bowling Green 24–19. [53]

On November 18, 2023, during Coach Kill's second season, the Aggies delivered a 31-10 beatdown to the Auburn University Tigers of the SEC, in an historic upset victory. The win marked head coach Jerry Kill's second consecutive victory over Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, who was the head coach of Liberty University when the Flames lost to the Aggies in 2022. [54]

Tony Sanchez era (2024–present)

On January 4, 2024, former UNLV head coach and New Mexico State player Tony Sanchez was officially named head coach for the Aggies, after coach Jerry Kill stepped down. [55] He signed a five-year contract that will pay him $600,000 in his first year, but increases each year by $25,000 reaching $700,000 in 2028. Additional bonus will be added for reaching a bowl game and/or winning six or more games.

Conference affiliations

WAC realignment and Sun Belt era, 2010–2017

From 2010 to 2013, the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) underwent a major realignment, which would leave the conference with only two football-playing members as of the 2013 season (NMSU and Idaho). As a result, the WAC could no longer sponsor football as a conference sport.

On September 12, 2012, New Mexico State announced that it would stay in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and become an independent for 2013, while exploring potential conference affiliations for future seasons. [56] In 2014, New Mexico State's football team returned to the Sun Belt Conference (of which the school was formerly a full member) as an "associate member" for that sport only, while keeping its other sports in the WAC. However, on March 1, 2016, the Sun Belt Conference announced via teleconference that New Mexico State's football-only associate membership would not be renewed following the 2017 FBS season because it, along with fellow football-only member Idaho, were too far from the Sun Belt's geographic "footprint" in the Southeastern United States. [57] New Mexico State football then resumed its independent status at the start of the 2018 season.

On November 5, 2021, New Mexico State announced it would be joining Conference USA in all sports including football starting in 2023. [3] It will be joining alongside new members Sam Houston State, Jacksonville State, and Liberty. Also, it will be joining Battle of I-10 rival UTEP in the conference.

Conference USA realignment 2021–2023

In 2021, the New Mexico State Aggies were accepted to join Conference USA and would start by 2023. The Aggies, coming off a Quick Lane Bowl winning season, were hungry to join a conference, and after being independent for years, they finally had a chance. In 2023, the Aggies put together a 10–3 regular season and earned a spot in the 2023 CUSA Championship against the Liberty Flames, also making their debut in the conference and its championship game.

Conference championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1938 Border Conference Jerry Hines 7–24–1
1960 Border Conference Warren B. Woodson 11–04–0
1976 Missouri Valley Conference Jim Bradley 4–6–12–1–1
1978 Missouri Valley Conference Gil Krueger 6–55–1

Bowl games

The Aggies have a 4–1–1 record in their bowl games.

The Aggies went 57 seasons between bowl appearances (December 31, 1960 – December 29, 2017), which had been the longest current drought by an FBS team. [58]

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
1935 Jerry Hines Sun Bowl Hardin–Simmons T 14–14
1959 Warren B. Woodson Sun Bowl North Texas State W 28–8
1960 Warren B. Woodson Sun Bowl Utah State W 20–13
2017 Doug Martin Arizona Bowl Utah State W 26–20 OT
2022 Jerry Kill Quick Lane Bowl Bowling Green W 24–19
2023 Jerry Kill New Mexico Bowl Fresno State L 37–10

Rivalries

New Mexico

NMSU's biggest rival is in-state foe New Mexico. The series, known as the Rio Grande Rivalry, dates back to January 1, 1894 – eighteen years before the state of New Mexico achieved statehood – when the schools met in a football contest in Albuquerque. [59] While it is clear that New Mexico won that first game, school records seem to disagree on the score. According to New Mexico media guides the final score was 25–5 but according to New Mexico State media guides the score was 18–6. By the time New Mexico entered the union in 1912 UNM and New Mexico A&M (as NMSU was known prior to 1959) had already met on the gridiron six times. Beginning in 1993, the two universities played for the Maloof Trophy, but it was short-lived; the trophy was retired in 2000.

Until 1937, the series was competitive with the Aggies holding a 15–12–4 lead over the Lobos. Since 1938 the Lobos have dominated the series 61–20–1 except during 1959–1968 when the Aggies won 7 of 10 meetings. The Lobos' all-time advantage is 73–35–5; however, the rivalry remains spirited. [59] The September 26, 2009, game when the Aggies won 20–17 in Albuquerque was the 100th time the teams had played each other. Including that 100th meeting, the series is even at 7 wins each over the past 14 meetings. Most recently, the Aggies beat the Lobos 27–17 in Albuquerque in 2023. [60]

UTEP

The Aggies also hold a rivalry with UTEP, known as the Battle of I-10. Although UTEP holds the series lead at 57–38–2, [61] this is largely due to dominance in the series from the 1920s to the 1960s. From 1969 through 2000, each team acquired 16 victories each. However, UTEP's advantage is now 13–6 in the last 19 games. [61]

The winner of the annual matchup receives a pair of traveling trophies. The older of the two is known as the Silver Spade. It is a replica of an old prospector's shovel found in an abandoned mine in the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces and has been traded between the schools since 1955. A second trophy, officially titled the Mayor's Cup but commonly nicknamed the Brass Spittoon, was added in 1982.

Due to the close proximity of the campuses it was natural for a rivalry to develop. The Texas College of Mines played its first ever game against a collegiate opponent versus New Mexico A&M on October 31, 1914, and with few exceptions, including during World War I and World War II, the teams would meet again every year. Following World War II the series resumed on an annual basis from 1946 until 2001, when UTEP's administration made the controversial decision to cancel their scheduled trip to Las Cruces in favor of scheduling an additional home contest against a Division I-AA opponent. The schools agreed to meet again in 2002 (a 49–14 NMSU win, their biggest blowout of the Miners since 1922), but did not play again until 2004 in El Paso when the Miners exacted revenge for their blowout loss two years prior with a 45–0 pasting of the Aggies, the most lopsided result in the series in 55 years. The blowout marked the beginning of a three-game winning streak for UTEP in the rivalry. The tide of the series then seemingly turned back in the Aggies' favor, as NMSU defeated UTEP the next two years, their first back-to-back wins over UTEP since 1994 and 1995. The Aggies edged the Miners 34–33 on September 20, 2008, at the Sun Bowl for their first win in El Paso since 1994. [61] However, the most recent three games in the series have gone back to the Miners, with UTEP defeating NMSU at Aggie Memorial Stadium 38–12 on September 19, 2009 (only their second win in the Mesilla Valley since 1991), [61] topping the Aggies 42–10 at the Sun Bowl on September 18, 2010, and again defeating the Aggies 16–10 on September 17, 2011, in Las Cruces for their first back-to-back road wins in the series since winning four straight games in Las Cruces between 1986 and 1991. [61]

National award winners

AFCA Coach of the Year
YearNameDivision
1960 Warren B. Woodson NCAA Division II
NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award
YearNamePosition
1975Ralph Jackson OL

All-Americans

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of August 8, 2024. [62]

2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
Tulsa Central Michigan at Texas New Mexico at New Mexico at Louisiana at Wyoming at Tulsa
at New Mexico at Hawaii Hawaii
at Tennessee New Mexico at New Mexico
at Northern Illinois

Related Research Articles

Hal Clay Mumme is a former American football player, and current offensive analyst for the Sullivan East H.S Patriots football program. He most recently served as an offensive advisor for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL. Previously, Mumme served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College, Valdosta State University, the University of Kentucky, Southeastern Louisiana University, New Mexico State University, McMurry University, and Belhaven University. Mumme is known for being one of the founders of the air raid offense.

Charley Lane Johnson was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies. Johnson played in the NFL for 15 years with three teams: the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. After his playing career, he became a professor of chemical engineering.

Chase Andrew Cole Holbrook is an American football coach and former starting quarterback for New Mexico State University from 2006 to 2008. He is currently an offensive analyst at Colorado State. He was previously the quarterbacks coach for the New Mexico State University Aggies football team. Holbrook played his freshman collegiate year at Southeastern Louisiana as a backup quarterback in 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas A&M Aggies football</span> Program representing Texas A&M University in American football

The Texas A&M Aggies football program represents Texas A&M University in the sport of American football. The Aggies compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Texas A&M football claims three national titles and 18 conference titles. The team plays all home games at Kyle Field, a 102,733-person capacity outdoor stadium on the university campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of I-10</span> Conference USA rivalry game

The Battle of I-10 is the name given to the New Mexico State–UTEP football rivalry. It is a college rivalry game between New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). It is called the Battle of I-10 because the two universities are located along Interstate 10 connecting Las Cruces and El Paso. The teams compete for the Silver Spade Trophy and the Mayor's Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UTEP Miners football</span> American football team

The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the sport of American football. The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They are coached by Scotty Walden. UTEP has produced a Border Conference championship team in 1956 and a Western Athletic Conference championship team in 2000, along with 14 postseason bowl appearances. The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl which has a seating capacity of 51,500.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Mexico State Aggies</span> Athletics programs of New Mexico State University

The New Mexico State University teams are called the Aggies, a nickname derived from the university's agricultural beginnings. The mascot is known as "Pistol Pete". NMSU's colors are crimson and white. Since 2023 the Aggies have competed in Conference USA in all men's and women's sports. New Mexico State sponsors six men's and ten women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports. The athletic director is Mario Moccia, who has held the position since January 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball</span> College sports team

The New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies compete in Conference USA after spending 18 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 through 2023. The Aggies, who last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2022, are one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four. The team plays home games in the Pan American Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Utah State Aggies football team</span> American college football season

The 2014 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Matt Wells and played their home games at Merlin Olsen Field at Romney Stadium. This was the Aggies second season as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 21–6.

The 1960 Sun Bowl featured the New Mexico State Aggies and the Utah State Aggies. This was the 27th Sun Bowl, and was played at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.

The 1961 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Aggies compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in third place in the Border Conference.

The 1959 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the Border Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their second year under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Aggies compiled an 8–3 record, finished in third place in the conference, and defeated North Texas State in the 1959 Sun Bowl.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team</span> American college football season

The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Martin, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Sun Belt. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rio Grande Rivalry (football)</span> American college football rivalry

The New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry, known as the Battle of I-25 and the Rio Grande Rivalry in all sports, is an annual football game between the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. It is called the Battle of I-25 because the two universities are located along Interstate 25 connecting Albuquerque and Las Cruces. In the entire history of the rivalry, the game has never been contested anywhere beside those two cities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team</span> American college football season

The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Doug Martin, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Sun Belt; this was the program's first winning season since 2002. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The 1965 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team representing New Mexico State University as an independent during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by head coach Warren B. Woodson in his eighth year, the Aggies achieved an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents with a total score of 236 to 153. The team played its four home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The 1979 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record. The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team</span> American college football season

The 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and compete as an FBS independent. They were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team</span> American college football season

The 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed as a first-year member of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diego Pavia</span> American football player (born 2001)

Diego Pavia is an American football quarterback who plays for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico State.

References

  1. ↑ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=✓&org_id=472&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
  2. ↑ "Conference USA Brand Identity Guide" (PDF). June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "NM State to Join Conference USA on July 1, 2023".
  4. ↑ (1893) New Mexico State Yearly Results, College Football Data Warehouse.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "College Football". Arizona Daily Star . The Sports Network. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ (1920) New Mexico State Yearly Results, 1920-1924
  7. ↑ "Jerry Hines (1970) - US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ Sam Wasson (January 26, 2009). "Aggie History With Walter Hines: Jerry Hines, 2009 Men's Basketball Ring of Honor Inductee". bleedcrimson.net. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Football Bowl Subdivision". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Julius Johnston". Sports reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Raymond Curfman". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walter Hines. "A Genius for Football: Coach Warren Woodson" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ Warren Woodson at the College Football Hall of Fame
  14. ↑ "1960 New Mexico State Aggies Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ "1960 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ New Mexico State AP Football Poll Summary Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine , AP Poll Archive, Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  17. ↑ "Charley Johnson to be acting head coach". New Mexico State University. December 2, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  18. ↑ "1967 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Aggies hope to snap nation's longest bowl drought". CBS Sports Network. CBS. August 28, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Knoll takes NMSU job". The Daytona Beach News-Journal . December 14, 1985. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  21. 1 2 "New Mexico State Fires Football Coach". Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 20, 1989. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1989. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Worst college football teams of all time". The ESPN Magazine: 2.
  24. ↑ John Garrity (August 31, 1992). "The End Of the Line". Sports Illustrated . CNN.
  25. ↑ "Gophers Coach Wacker Quits, Blames Himself". November 13, 1996. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Jim Hess". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  27. ↑ "1992 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Baylor tabs Notre Dame aide". Lawrence Journal . December 13, 1996.
  29. ↑ "Tony Samuel". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  30. ↑ President William B. Conroy (October 1999). "Excellence in Action". New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  31. ↑ Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, National Collegiate Athletic Association, p. 14, 2007.
  32. ↑ Jim Sarni (August 31, 2001). "Player to Watch". Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  33. ↑ "New Mexico State fires Samuel, staff". ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2004. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  34. ↑ "NMSU hires Mumme". Moscow-Pullman Daily News . December 31, 2004. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  35. ↑ Felix Chavez (November 21, 2008). "Commentary: The end nears for seniors, and most likely, Mumme (12:25 p.m.)". Las Cruces Sun-News . Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Hal Mumme". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  37. ↑ "2008 New Mexico State Aggies Stats". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  38. ↑ "New Mexico State vs. Utah State - Game Recap - November 29, 2008 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008.
  39. ↑ "Mumme out after four years with Aggies". ESPN. Associated Press. December 2, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  40. ↑ Teddy Feinberg (December 11, 2008). "Charley Johnson confident that Aggie football program is headed in right direction; Assistant coaches future remain up in the air (2 p.m.)". Las Cruces Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  41. ↑ "DeWayne Walker Named Head Football Coach at New Mexico State". December 31, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  42. ↑ "DeWayne Walker bio". New Mexico State Aggies. New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  43. 1 2 "DeWayne Walker". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  44. ↑ Brett McMurphy (January 24, 2013). "DeWayne Walker to join Jags' staff". ESPN . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  45. ↑ Aaron Rich (February 1, 2013). "NMSU hires Martin as next Head Football Coach". 4 Local News. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  46. ↑ "Doug Martin". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  47. ↑ "2015 Football Schedule". New Mexico State Aggies football. New Mexico State University . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  48. ↑ Kirshner, Alex (December 2, 2017). "New Mexico State clinches its first bowl bid since 1960 with a Week 14 win". SBNATION. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  49. ↑ "Sources: Kill to be next coach at New Mexico St". November 28, 2021.
  50. ↑ Roussel, Scott (November 24, 2021). "More on Jerry Kill's plans". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  51. ↑ "Minnesota coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health issues". USA Today .
  52. ↑ "Kill to be paid $550,000 in first season of five-year contract at New Mexico State". December 8, 2021.
  53. ↑ "New Mexico State beats Bowling Green in 2022 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit". December 26, 2022.
  54. ↑ "New Mexico State Upset Auburn For First Win Over SEC Opponent". G5 Football Daily On SI. November 19, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  55. ↑ "Tony Sanchez introduced as New Mexico State's head football coach after 2 seasons as receivers coach". AP News. January 4, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  56. ↑ "Conference Update". New Mexico State University. September 12, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  57. ↑ "Sun Belt Football to Be 10 Teams in 2018" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  58. ↑ "New Mexico State 26-20 Utah State (Dec 29, 2017) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  59. 1 2 "New Mexico is (70-32-5) against New Mexico St". mcubed.net. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  60. ↑ Reider, Sean (September 16, 2023). "Aggies corral Lobos for second straight win in Rio Grande Rivalry". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico: Albuquerque Journal.
  61. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Mexico St is (35-57-2) against UTEP". mcubed.net. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  62. ↑ "New Mexico State Aggies Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.