Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2017 season 7–6, 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 defeated Utah State in the Arizona Bowl.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Wyoming | | ESPN2 | L 7–29 | 20,322 |
August 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | | BTN | L 10–48 | 41,291 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Utah State | | Stadium | L 13–60 | 18,223 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | | ELVN | L 25–42 | 20,673 |
September 22 | 5:30 p.m. | at UTEP | | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 19,412 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Liberty | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| Aggie Vision | W 49–41 | 8,337 |
October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | | ESPN+ | W 38–66 | |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| Aggie Vision | | |
October 27 | | at Texas State | | | | |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
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November 17 | | at BYU | | | | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Liberty | | ESPN3 | | |
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Game summaries
Wyoming
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
9 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
29 |
Aggies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
1953 |
WYO, 47–0 |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
WYO |
NMSU |
1 |
6:34 |
9 |
60 |
4:37 |
WYO |
Nico Evans 24-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good |
7 |
0
|
1 |
6:16 |
|
|
|
WYO |
Jason Huntley rush for a loss of 2 yards, safety |
9 |
0
|
2 |
11:49 |
13 |
49 |
6:27 |
WYO |
36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe |
12 |
0
|
2 |
10:48 |
5 |
44 |
1:58 |
WYO |
39-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe |
15 |
0
|
3 |
7:13 |
1 |
56 |
0:12 |
WYO |
Nico Evans 56-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good |
22 |
0
|
4 |
10:07 |
12 |
71 |
7:00 |
WYO |
Jevon Bigelow 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good |
29 |
0
|
4 |
1:16 |
10 |
93 |
2:52 |
NMSU |
Drew Dan 31-yard touchdown reception from Matt Romero, Dylan Brown kick good |
29 |
7
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
29 |
7 |
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at Minnesota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Golden Gophers |
7 |
28 |
3 |
10 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2013 |
MINN, 44–21 |
at Utah State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
NMSU Aggies |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
USU Aggies |
16 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
60 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–30 |
2017 |
NMSU, 26–20 OT |
New Mexico
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lobos |
7 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
42 |
Aggies |
17 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
25 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
33–70–5 |
2017 |
NMSU, 30–28 |
at UTEP
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
10 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
27 |
Miners |
7 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–57–2 |
2017 |
NMSU, 41–14 |
Liberty
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Flames |
7 |
7 |
14 |
13 |
41 |
Aggies |
7 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Louisiana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
14 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
38 |
Ragin' Cajuns |
28 |
17 |
7 |
14 |
66 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–7 |
2017 |
ULL, 47–34 |
Georgia Southern
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Aggies |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–3 |
2017 |
NMSU, 35–27 |
at Texas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Bobcats |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–2 |
2017 |
NMSU, 45–35 |
Alcorn State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Braves |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Aggies |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2008 |
NMSU, 45–10 |
at BYU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Cougars |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
2012 |
NMSU, 50–14 |
at Liberty
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Flames |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Cougars |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
10/6/18 |
NMSU, 49–41 |
References
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Venues |
- Miller Field (1893–1932)
- Quesenberry Field (1933–1949)
- Memorial Stadium (1950–1977)
- Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–present)
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