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. New Mexico State was invited to the Arizona Bowl, where the Aggies defeated Utah State in overtime. This was the first bowl game appearance for the program since 1960. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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 |
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August 31 | 8:30 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | P12N | L 31–37 | 46,596 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | | Stadium | W 30–28 | 32,427 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 15,446 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP* | | ESPN3 | W 41–14 | 17,546 |
September 30 | 10:00 a.m. | at Arkansas* | | SECN | L 24–42 | 70,727 |
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | | ESPN3 | L 31–45 | 22,787 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | | ESPN3 | W 35–27 | 16,278 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | - Aggie Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| ALT | L 21–37 | 10,041 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas State | | ESPN3 | W 45–35 | 12,012 |
November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | | 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* | | CBSSN | W 26–20 OT | 39,132 |
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[1]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
18 |
31 |
Sun Devils
|
14
|
0
|
16
|
7 |
37 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
13
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
30 |
Lobos
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
23 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
13
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
27 |
Aggies
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
8 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Miners
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Aggies
|
7
|
14
|
13
|
7 |
41 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Razorbacks
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
At Appalachian State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
31 |
Mountaineers
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
28 |
45 |
At Georgia Southern
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Eagles
|
14
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
20 |
37 |
Aggies
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
14 |
45 |
Bobcats
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14
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
At Louisiana–Lafayette
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
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7
|
10
|
14
|
3 |
34 |
Ragin' Cajuns
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14
|
17
|
3
|
13 |
47 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vandals
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0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Aggies
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Jaguars
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
17 |
Aggies
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
9 |
22 |
Vs. Utah State–Arizona Bowl
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
NMSU Aggies
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
7 | 6 |
26 |
USU Aggies
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
7 | 0 |
20 |
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