American college football season
The 2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies were coached by head coach Tony Samuel and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This was the first season the Aggies competed as members of the Sun Belt Conference, having previously competed in the Big West Conference from 1984 to 2000.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 23 | 7:00 pm | at Louisville* | | | L 24–45 | 38,129 | |
September 1 | 6:00 pm | at No. 5 Texas* | | FSN | L 7–41 | 82,856 | [1] |
September 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 22 Oregon State* | | | L 22–27 | 27,238 | |
September 22 | 1:10 pm | at No. 12 Kansas State* | | | L 0–64 | 49,229 | [2] |
September 29 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | | | W 31–0 | 6,625 | |
October 6 | 2:00 pm | at Tulsa* | | | W 24–7 | 17,211 | |
October 13 | | Idaho | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| | W 46–39 | | |
October 27 | 2:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | | | L 35–39 | 11,327 | |
November 3 | | North Texas | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| | L 20–22 | | |
November 10 | | Arkansas State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| | W 28–17 | | |
November 17 | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | | W 49–46 | | |
November 24 | | at New Mexico* | | | L 0–53 | | |
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2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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RB
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4
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Eric Higgins
|
So
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QB
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5
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Te'Mon Wallace
|
Jr
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RB
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6
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Keith Mouton
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Fr
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WR
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7
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H. B. Briscoe
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Jr
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WR
|
8
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Chris Lumpkin
|
So
|
QB
|
10
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Paul Drombowski
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Fr
|
QB
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11
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Buck Pierce
|
Fr
|
QB
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13
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Carl Scaffidi
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Fr
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WR
|
14
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Preston Williams
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Fr
|
QB
|
17
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K. C. Enzminger
|
Sr
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WR
|
19
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P. J. Winston
|
Jr
|
RB
|
20
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Kenton Keith
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Sr
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RB
|
22
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Walter Taylor
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Jr
|
RB
|
23
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Tony Bostic
|
So
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WR
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27
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Ronshay Jenkins
|
So
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FB
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36
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Kermit Okamura
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Jr
|
FB
|
38
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Rambo Fiaseu
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Fr
|
FB
|
44
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Marcus Dixon
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Jr
|
RB
|
48
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Keeon Johnson
|
Sr
|
C
|
68
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B. J. Van Briesen
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Jr
|
G
|
72
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Adam Sinclair
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Fr
|
G
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75
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Shalimar Jackson
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Jr
|
G
|
77
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Justin Shopbell
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Fr
|
WR
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81
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Chris Duncan
|
So
|
WR
|
84
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Manwell Talbert
|
Sr
|
TE
|
85
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Travis Samuel
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Fr
|
TE
|
87
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Michael Bangs
|
Sr
|
TE
|
89
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Alex Davis
|
So
|
TE
|
97
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Dustin Ditmore
|
So
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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CB
|
3
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Robert Canidate
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Jr
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DB
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6
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Tony Lukins
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Sr
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DB
|
9
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Corey Paul
|
Sr
|
DB
|
13
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Daniel Malloy
|
Sr
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DB
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15
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Nick Crawford
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Sr
|
S
|
28
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Siddeeq Shabazz
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Jr
|
LB
|
30
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Simon Ocampo
|
Fr
|
S
|
31
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Tyrone Gifford
|
Jr
|
S
|
31
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Shukree Shabazz
|
Fr
|
LB
|
34
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Julmar Howard
|
So
|
LB
|
37
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Richard Glover
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Fr
|
LB
|
42
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Jim Cottrell
|
Fr
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LB
|
43
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D'Wayne Taylor
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Sr
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DE
|
95
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Lamar Hill
|
So
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
|
12
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Dario Aguiniga
|
So
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P
|
16
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Brian Copple
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Ross Els (Special Team Coordinator/safeties)
- Mark Mauer (Wide receivers)
- Steve Stanard (Defensive coordinator/linebacker)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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