2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team

American college football season

2001 New Mexico State Aggies football

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 5–7 (4–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Tony Samuel (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Barney Cotton (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Option
Defensive coordinator| Steve Stanard (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Aggie Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 2000

2002 ->

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Middle Tennessee \+  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
North Texas \+  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
New Mexico State |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Arkansas State |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Idaho |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 23| 7:00 pm| at Louisville*|

* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY (John Thompson Foundation Classic)

| | L 24–45| 38,129|
September 1| 6:00 pm| at No. 5 Texas*|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| FSN| L 7–41| 82,856| [1]
September 8| 6:00 pm| No. 22 Oregon State*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| | L 22–27| 27,238|
September 22| 1:10 pm| at No. 12 Kansas State*|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| | L 0–64| 49,229| [2]
September 29| 6:00 pm| at Louisiana–Monroe|

* Malone Stadium
* Monroe, LA

| | W 31–0| 6,625|
October 6| 2:00 pm| at Tulsa*|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| | 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|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| | 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|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| | W 49–46| |
November 24| | at New Mexico*|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)

| | L 0–53| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Roster

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2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `4` | Eric Higgins | So
QB | `5` | Te'Mon Wallace | Jr
RB | `6` | Keith Mouton | Fr
WR | `7` | H. B. Briscoe |  Jr
WR | `8` | Chris Lumpkin | So
QB | `10` | Paul Drombowski | Fr
QB | `11` | Buck Pierce |  Fr
QB | `13` | Carl Scaffidi |  Fr
WR | `14` | Preston Williams |  Fr
QB | `17` | K. C. Enzminger | Sr
WR | `19` | P. J. Winston | Jr
RB | `20` | Kenton Keith | Sr
RB | `22` | Walter Taylor | Jr
RB | `23` | Tony Bostic | So
WR | `27` | Ronshay Jenkins |  So
FB | `36` | Kermit Okamura |  Jr
FB | `38` | Rambo Fiaseu | Fr
FB | `44` | Marcus Dixon |  Jr
RB | `48` | Keeon Johnson | Sr
C | `68` | B. J. Van Briesen |  Jr
G | `72` | Adam Sinclair |  Fr
G | `75` | Shalimar Jackson |  Jr
G | `77` | Justin Shopbell |  Fr
WR | `81` | Chris Duncan |  So
WR | `84` | Manwell Talbert | Sr
TE | `85` | Travis Samuel | Fr
TE | `87` | Michael Bangs | Sr
TE | `89` | Alex Davis |  So
TE | `97` | Dustin Ditmore | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `3` | Robert Canidate |  Jr
DB | `6` | Tony Lukins | Sr
DB | `9` | Corey Paul | Sr
DB | `13` | Daniel Malloy | Sr
DB | `15` | Nick Crawford | Sr
S | `28` | Siddeeq Shabazz |  Jr
LB | `30` | Simon Ocampo | Fr
S | `31` | Tyrone Gifford | Jr
S | `31` | Shukree Shabazz | Fr
LB | `34` | Julmar Howard |  So
LB | `37` | Richard Glover |  Fr
LB | `42` | Jim Cottrell | Fr
LB | `43` | D'Wayne Taylor | Sr
DE | `95` | Lamar Hill | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `12` | Dario Aguiniga | So
P | `16` | Brian Copple | Jr

Head coach

* Tony Samuel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Ross Els (Special Team Coordinator/safeties)
* Mark Mauer (Wide receivers)
* Steve Stanard (Defensive coordinator/linebacker)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas–Austin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
2. ^ "New Mexico St vs Kansas St". USA Today. September 22, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
3. ^ "Official Athletic Site of New Mexico State University: Football". nmstatesports.ocsn.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
4. ^ "Official Athletic Site of New Mexico State University: Football". nmstatesports.ocsn.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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New Mexico State Aggies football

Venues|

* Miller Field (1893–1932)
* Quesenberry Field (1933–1949)
* Memorial Stadium (1950–1977)
* Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–2019, 2021–present)
* Sun Bowl (2020)

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
* KXPZ

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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