2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2016 Sun Belt football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

New Mexico State Aggies football
2016 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016 record	3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Doug Martin (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (1st season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 30,343)

The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Doug Martin. Tyler Rogers was the team's quarterback.

Preseason

In 2015, New Mexico State compiled a 3–9 record (3–5 in conference play) during the regular season, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the fifty-fifth consecutive season.

New Mexico State had a coaching shake up prior to the season, when Martin hired defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani, whom Martin served as offensive coordinator for at Boston College in 2012.^[1] Spaziani replaced Zane Vance who served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2015. Vance was retained and promoted to Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Ends coach and Special Teams Coordinator.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

New Mexico State's recruiting class consisted of 23 recruits. New Mexico State's recruiting class was ranked 114th by Scout, 129th by 247Sports.com, not rated by Rivals and not rated by ESPN.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Josh Aganon WR	Scottsdale, Arizona	Mesa Community College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	--	Dec 16, 2015
Josh Aganon WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Darius Anderson DT	Fresno, Texas	Hightower H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
Darius Anderson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Drew Dan WR	Muskogee, Oklahoma	Checotah H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
Drew Dan WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jefferson Hagen OL	Moorpark, California	Moorpark College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	--	Apr 6, 2016
Jefferson Hagen OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Bobby Hill DT	Long Beach, California	Orange Coast College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
Bobby Hill DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jason Huntley RB	Arlington, Texas	Martin H.S.	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
Jason Huntley RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Cameron Matthews QB	Fort Worth, Texas	Trinity Valley School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	--	Feb 3, 2016
Cameron Matthews QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114 Rivals: NR 247Sports: 129 ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

Schedule

New Mexico State Aggies announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Aggies will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State, and will travel to Arkansas State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy. New Mexico State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia State and Louisiana–Monroe.^[6]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference, and will travel to three road games against UTEP from Conference USA (C–USA), and Kentucky and Texas A&M both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)	beIN	L 22–38	30,119
September 10	6:00 PM	New Mexico*	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	Aggie Vision/ESPN3	W 32–31	17,852
September 17	2:00 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	SECN	L 42–62	49,669
September 24	4:00 PM	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 6–52	21,146
October 1	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 37–31 ^2OT	8,142
October 15	3:00 PM	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ALT2/ESPN3	L 23–55	10,278
October 22	6:00 PM	Georgia Southern	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision/ESPN3	L 19–22	10,085
October 29	5:30 PM	at No. 9 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPNU	L 10–52	99,960
November 12	1:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 22–41	20,178
November 19	2:00 PM	Texas State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision/ESPN3	W 50–10	6,280
November 26	2:00 PM	Appalachian State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision/ESPN3	L 7–37	5,366
December 3	11:00 AM	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 28–35	14,812
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Schedule Source:^[7]

Game summaries

at UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	13	6	22
Miners	7	17	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–56–2	2015	UTEP, 50–47

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	3	7	7	31
Aggies	3	12	7	10	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–70–5	2015	UNM, 38–29

at Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	14	7	0	42
Wildcats	14	21	14	13	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	6	0	6
Trojans	7	24	14	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	TROY, 52–7

Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	6	8	3	7	0	31
Aggies	7	14	0	3	7	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	2015	NMSU, 37–34

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	13	3	0	7	23
Vandals	7	20	21	7	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–15	2015	NMSU, 55–48

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	3	13	22
Aggies	0	9	3	7	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	GASO, 56–26

at Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
NMSU Aggies	0	3	0	7	10
#9 TXAM Aggies	14	10	21	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	3	9	7	22
Red Wolves	13	14	14	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2015	ASU, 52–28

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	3	7	10
Aggies	28	10	3	9	50

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	NMSU, 31–21

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	17	3	10	7	37
Aggies	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	14	28
Jaguars	7	0	7	21	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Roster

2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Royce Caldwell	So
WR	`2`	O. J. Clark	Fr
RB	`3`	Larry Rose III	Jr
WR	`4`	Cassius Corley	So
WR	`5`	Tyrain Taylor	Sr
WR	`6`	Josh Aganon	Jr
WR	`7`	Gregory Hogan	Jr
RB	`8`	King Burke	Jr
QB	`11`	Conner Cramer	Jr
QB	`12`	Nick Jeanty	So
WR	`13`	Johnathan Boone	So
RB	`14`	Jason Huntley	Fr
WR	`15`	Drew Dan	Fr
WR	`16`	Jaleel Scott	Jr
QB	`17`	Tyler Rogers	Sr
RB	`18`	Robert Wiggins	Fr
WR	`19`	Isaiah McIntyre	Fr
RB	`20`	Brandyn Leonard	Fr
RB	`22`	Xavier Hall	Sr
QB	`23`	Dominic Johnson	Fr
RB	`26`	Gamar Girdy	Fr
RB	`28`	C. J. Boston	Fr
OL	`50`	Abram Holland	Sr
OL	`51`	Thomas McGwire	Jr
OL	`54`	Spence Ueli-Faatoalia	Jr
OL	`55`	Sebastian Anderson	Fr
OL	`58`	Dezmand Candielarie	Jr
OL	`61`	Jefferson Hagan	Jr
OL	`62`	Anthony McMeans	Sr
OL	`65`	Tony Bello	Fr
OL	`67`	Kolton Bob	Fr
OL	`69`	Tyler DuBry	Fr
OL	`72`	Brayton Medina	Jr
OL	`74`	Jamin Smith	Jr
OL	`75`	Noah Lopez	Fr
OL	`76`	Sage Doxtater	Fr
OL	`78`	Brian Trujillo	Fr
WR	`80`	Anthony Muse	Fr
WR	`81`	Rhyan Araiza	Fr
TE	`82`	Ty Atencio	Sr
WR	`84`	Cameron Loos	Fr
WR	`86`	Troy Posey	Jr
TE	`88`	Clayton Granch	Sr
TE	`89`	Jackson Solbeck	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Jacob Nwangwa	Jr
DB	`2`	Terrill Hanks	So
LB	`3`	Derek Ibekwe	Jr
DB	`4`	DeMarcus Owens	So
DB	`6`	Christian Gibson	So
LB	`7`	Javahn Fergurson	So
DE	`8`	Jassavia Reese	So
DL	`9`	Stody Bradley	Jr
DL	`10`	Cedric Wilcots II	Fr
DB	`11`	Tre Wilcoxen	Jr
DB	`12`	Tymon Locklin	Fr
DB	`13`	Austin Shaw	Fr
DB	`14`	Dion Henrique	So
DE	`15`	Brett Kowalski	Fr
LB	`17`	Travis Parnell	Fr
DE	`18`	Derek Watson	Fr
DB	`19`	Austin Perkins	Fr
LB	`20`	Jonathan Hood	So
DB	`21`	Jaden Wright	Jr
DB	`23`	Jerrion Burton	Jr
DB	`24`	Sy Slater	Fr
DB	`25`	Samuel Oyenguga	Sr
LB	`28`	Shane Jackson	Fr
DB	`29`	Jared Phipps	Fr
DB	`30`	Brandon Bell	Fr
LB	`31`	Dalton Herrington	Jr
LB	`32`	Dalton Rocha	Jr
DE	`34`	Noah Brown	Sr
DB	`35`	Malik Demby	So
DB	`36`	Dallas Hart	Jr
LB	`38`	Chris Acosta	Jr
LB	`40`	Robert Wagner	Sr
LB	`43`	Billy Nipp	So
LB	`44`	Will Clement	So
DE	`48`	Kalei Auelua	Jr
DL	`51`	Roy Lopez	Fr
LB	`53`	Rodney Butler	Sr
DL	`59`	Brandon Agomuo	So
DL	`63`	DeShawnte Lloyd	Jr
DL	`73`	Keanu Higgins	Jr
DL	`90`	Kourtland Busby	Jr
DL	`92`	Humberto Renteria	So
DL	`93`	Drew James	Sr
DL	`97`	Bobby Hill	Jr
DL	`98`	Darius Anderson	Fr
DL	`99`	Myles Vigne	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`24`	Parker Davidson	So
P	`19`	Payton Theisler	Fr
LS	`46`	Kennon Nunez	Fr
LS	`47`	Andrew Kenney	Sr
P	`49`	Max Wren	Jr

Head coach

Doug Martin (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Zane Vance (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Ends/Special Teams Coordinator)
Frank Spaziani (Defensive Coordinator)
Kevin McKeethan (Inside Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator)
Andy Richman (Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator)
Brian Bell (Secondary)
Matt Christian (Running Backs)
Kerry Locklin (Defensive Tackles)
Cory Martin (Outside Wide Receivers)
Oliver Soukup (Linebackers)
Garrett Anderson (Graduate Assistant)
Kai Brown (Graduate Assistant)
Spiffy Evans (Graduate Assistant)
Robert Patel (Video Coordinator)
Ryan Robinson (Player Development Coordinator)
Don Decker (Director of Sport Performance)
Akeem Robinson (Sports Performance Coaching Assistant)
Zach Witherspoon (Sports Performance Coaching Assistant)
Martha Valdez (Administrative Assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2016

References

↑ Jason Groves (January 8, 2016). "NMSU FOOTBALL: Martin hires former Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani to lead defense". www.lcsun-news.com. Las Cruses Sun-News. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
↑ "2016 Team Rankings". Scout.com. Scout. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
↑ "2016 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
↑ "2016 Team Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
↑ "2016 Team Rankings". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
↑ "NM State Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). New Mexico State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
↑ "2016 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

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[1] Jason Groves (January 8, 2016). "NMSU FOOTBALL: Martin hires former Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani to lead defense". www.lcsun-news.com. Las Cruses Sun-News. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

[2] "2016 Team Rankings". Scout.com. Scout. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

[3] "2016 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

[4] "2016 Team Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

[5] "2016 Team Rankings". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

[NMSU16-6] "NM State Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). New Mexico State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

[7] "2016 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

New Mexico State Aggies football
Venues	Miller Field (1893–1932) Quesenberry Field (1933–1949) Memorial Stadium (1950–1977) Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico: Rio Grande Rivalry UTEP: Battle of I-10
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Aggie Fight Song" Pride of New Mexico
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2016 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Appalachian State +		7	–	1		10	–	3
Arkansas State +		7	–	1		8	–	5
Troy		6	–	2		10	–	3
Idaho		6	–	2		9	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	3		6	–	7
Georgia Southern		4	–	4		5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5		4	–	8
South Alabama		2	–	6		6	–	7
Georgia State		2	–	6		3	–	9
New Mexico State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Texas State		0	–	8		2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll