2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2017 New Mexico State Aggies football
Arizona Bowl champions
Arizona Bowl, W 26–20 OT vs. Utah State
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2017 record 7–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach Doug Martin (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Doug Martin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani (2nd season)
Home stadium Aggie Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,343)
2017 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 –1     11 –2  
Appalachian State +  7 –1     9 –4  
Arkansas State  6 –2     7 –5  
Georgia State  5 –3     7 –5  
New Mexico State  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4     5 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     4 –8  
Idaho  3 –5     4 –8  
South Alabama  3 –5     4 –8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 –6     3 –9  
Georgia Southern  2 –6     2 –10  
Texas State  1 –7     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 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 fifth-year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

New Mexico State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State.

The Aggies hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, UTEP from Conference USA, and traveled to Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 8:30 p.m. at Arizona State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ P12N L 31–37   46,596
September 9 6:00 p.m. at New Mexico* Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rivalry) Stadium W 30–28   32,427
September 16 6:00 p.m. Troy Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 L 24–27   15,446
September 23 6:00 p.m. UTEP* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10) ESPN3 W 41–14   17,546
September 30 10:00 a.m. at Arkansas* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN L 24–42   70,727
October 7 1:30 p.m. at Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 L 31–45   22,787
October 14 4:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 35–27   16,278
October 28 2:00 p.m. Arkansas Statedagger Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ALT L 21–37   10,041
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 45–35   12,012
November 18 3:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 L 34–47   16,048
November 25 2:00 p.m. Idaho Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 17–10   21,894
December 2 2:00 p.m. South Alabama Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 22–17   26,268
December 29 3:30 p.m. vs. Utah State* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl) CBSSN W 26–20 OT  39,132
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 13 0 18 31
Sun Devils 14 0 16 7 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–21–1 1999 NMSU, 35–7

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 13 10 7 0 30
Lobos 2 3 0 23 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–70–5 2016 NMSU, 32–31

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 13 0 14 0 27
Aggies 3 0 13 8 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2016 TROY, 52–6

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 7 14
Aggies 7 14 13 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–57–2 2016 UTEP, 38–22

at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 10 7 7 24
Razorbacks 14 14 7 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2004 ARK, 63–13

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 3 14 31
Mountaineers 3 14 0 28 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2016 APST, 37–7

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Eagles 14 10 3 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2016 GASO, 22–19

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 10 20 37
Aggies 0 14 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2016 ASU, 41–22

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 14 14 45
Bobcats 14 7 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2016 NMSU, 50–10

at Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 14 3 34
Ragin' Cajuns 14 17 3 13 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2016 NMSU, 37–31

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 7 3 0 10
Aggies 14 0 0 3 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–16 2016 IDA, 55–23

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 7 0 10 17
Aggies 0 13 0 9 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2016 USA, 35–28

vs. Utah State–Arizona Bowl

1 2 3 4OT Total
NMSU Aggies 10 3 0 76 26
USU Aggies 7 6 0 70 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–30 2012 USU, 41–7

References

  1. ↑ "2017 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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