2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team

American college football season

2016 New Mexico State Aggies football

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Doug Martin (4th season)

Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Frank Spaziani (1st season)
Base defense| 3–3–5
Home stadium| Aggie Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Appalachian State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Arkansas State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Troy |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Idaho |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Georgia Southern |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
South Alabama |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Georgia State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
New Mexico State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Texas State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2016 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 fourth–year head coach Doug Martin. Tyler Rogers was the team's quarterback.

## Preseason[edit]

New Mexico State had a coaching shake up prior to the season, when Martin hired defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani, whom Martin served as offensive coordinator for at Boston College in 2012.[1] Spaziani replaced Zane Vance who served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2015. Vance was retained and promoted to Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Ends coach and Special Teams Coordinator.

## Recruiting[edit]

### Position key[edit]

Back  | B |  | Center | C |  | Cornerback | CB |  | Defensive back | DB

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Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR

### Recruits[edit]

New Mexico State's recruiting class consisted of 23 recruits. New Mexico State's recruiting class was ranked 114th by Scout, 129th by 247Sports.com, not rated by Rivals and not rated by ESPN.[2][3][4][5]

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | 40‡ | Commit date
Josh Aganon
WR | Scottsdale, Arizona  | Mesa Community College | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | \--  | Dec 16, 2015
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Darius Anderson
DT | Fresno, Texas  | Hightower H.S. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 301 lb (137 kg)  | \--  | Feb 3, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Drew Dan
WR | Muskogee, Oklahoma  | Checotah H.S.  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | \--  | Feb 3, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jefferson Hagen
OL | Moorpark, California  | Moorpark College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 290 lb (130 kg)  | \--  | Apr 6, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Bobby Hill
DT | Long Beach, California  | Orange Coast College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 285 lb (129 kg)  | \--  | Feb 3, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jason Huntley
RB | Arlington, Texas  | Martin H.S. | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 165 lb (75 kg)  | \--  | Feb 3, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Cameron Matthews
QB | Fort Worth, Texas  | Trinity Valley School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | \--  | Feb 3, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114 Rivals: NR 247Sports: 129 ESPN: NR

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   * "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
*   * "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

## Schedule[edit]

New Mexico State Aggies announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Aggies will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State, and will travel to Arkansas State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy. New Mexico State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia State and Louisiana–Monroe.[6]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference, and will travel to three road games against UTEP from Conference USA (C–USA), and Kentucky and Texas A&M both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

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

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September 3| 6:00 pm| at UTEP*|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10)

| beIN| L 22–38| 30,119
September 10| 6:00 pm| New Mexico*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)

| Aggie Vision/ESPN3| W 32–31| 17,852
September 17| 2:00 pm| at Kentucky*|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| SECN| L 42–62| 49,669
September 24| 4:00 pm| at Troy|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| ESPN3| L 6–52| 21,146
October 1| 6:00 pm| Louisiana–Lafayette|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| ESPN3| W 37–31 2OT| 8,142
October 15| 3:00 pm| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| ALT2/ESPN3| L 23–55| 10,278
October 22| 6:00 pm| Georgia Southern|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| Aggie Vision/ESPN3| L 19–22| 10,085
October 29| 5:30 pm| at No. 9 Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| ESPNU| L 10–52| 99,960
November 12| 1:00 pm| at Arkansas State|

* Centennial Bank Stadium
* Jonesboro, AR

| ESPN3| L 22–41| 20,178
November 19| 2:00 pm| Texas State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| Aggie Vision/ESPN3| W 50–10| 6,280
November 26| 2:00 pm| Appalachian State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| Aggie Vision/ESPN3| L 7–37| 5,366
December 3| 11:00 am| at South Alabama|

* Ladd–Peebles Stadium
* Mobile, AL

| ESPN3| L 28–35| 14,812

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

Schedule Source:[7]

## Game summaries[edit]

### At UTEP[edit]

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Aggies  | 3  | 0  | 13  | 6 | 22
Miners | 7  | 17  | 7  | 7 | 38

See also: 2016 UTEP Miners football team and Battle of I-10

### New Mexico[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Lobos  | 14  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 31
Aggies | 3  | 12  | 7  | 10 | 32

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

### At Kentucky[edit]

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Aggies  | 21  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 42
Wildcats | 14  | 21  | 14  | 13 | 62

See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

### At Troy[edit]

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Aggies  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 6
Trojans | 7  | 24  | 14  | 7 | 52

See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team

### Louisiana–Lafayette[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4| OT| 2OT | Total

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Ragin' Cajuns  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 3| 7| 0 | 31
Aggies | 7  | 14  | 0  | 3| 7| 6 | 37

See also: 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

### At Idaho[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Aggies  | 13  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 23
Vandals | 7  | 20  | 21  | 7 | 55

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

### Georgia Southern[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Eagles | 3  | 3  | 3  | 13 | 22
Aggies  | 0  | 9  | 3  | 7 | 19

See also: 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

### At Texas A&M[edit]

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NMSU Aggies  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10
#9 TXAM Aggies | 14  | 10  | 21  | 7 | 52

See also: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team

### At Arkansas State[edit]

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Aggies  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 7 | 22
Red Wolves | 13  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 41

See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

### Texas State[edit]

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Bobcats  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7 | 10
Aggies | 28  | 10  | 3  | 9 | 50

See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

### Appalachian State[edit]

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Mountaineers | 17  | 3  | 10  | 7 | 37
Aggies  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7

See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

### At South Alabama[edit]

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Aggies  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 28
Jaguars | 7  | 0  | 7  | 21 | 35

See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team

## Roster[edit]

2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster

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

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WR | `1` | Royce Caldwell | So
WR | `2` | O. J. Clark |  Fr
RB | `3` | Larry Rose III | Jr
WR | `4` | Cassius Corley |  So
WR | `5` | Tyrain Taylor | Sr
WR | `6` | Josh Aganon | Jr
WR | `7` | Gregory Hogan |  Jr
RB | `8` | King Burke |  Jr
QB | `11` | Conner Cramer | Jr
QB | `12` | Nick Jeanty |  So
WR | `13` | Johnathan Boone |  So
RB | `14` | Jason Huntley | Fr
WR | `15` | Drew Dan | Fr
WR | `16` | Jaleel Scott | Jr
QB | `17` | Tyler Rogers | Sr
RB | `18` | Robert Wiggins | Fr
WR | `19` | Isaiah McIntyre | Fr
RB | `20` | Brandyn Leonard |  Fr
RB | `22` | Xavier Hall | Sr
QB | `23` | Dominic Johnson | Fr
RB | `26` | Gamar Girdy | Fr
RB | `28` | C. J. Boston |  Fr
OL | `50` | Abram Holland |  Sr
OL | `51` | Thomas McGwire |  Jr
OL | `54` | Spence Ueli-Faatoalia |  Jr
OL | `55` | Sebastian Anderson |  Fr
OL | `58` | Dezmand Candielarie | Jr
OL | `61` | Jefferson Hagan | Jr
OL | `62` | Anthony McMeans | Sr
OL | `65` | Tony Bello |  Fr
OL | `67` | Kolton Bob |  Fr
OL | `69` | Tyler DuBry | Fr
OL | `72` | Brayton Medina |  Jr
OL | `74` | Jamin Smith | Jr
OL | `75` | Noah Lopez | Fr
OL | `76` | Sage Doxtater |  Fr
OL | `78` | Brian Trujillo |  Fr
WR | `80` | Anthony Muse |  Fr
WR | `81` | Rhyan Araiza |  Fr
TE | `82` | Ty Atencio |  Sr
WR | `84` | Cameron Loos | Fr
WR | `86` | Troy Posey |  Jr
TE | `88` | Clayton Granch | Sr
TE | `89` | Jackson Solbeck | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `1` | Jacob Nwangwa | Jr
DB | `2` | Terrill Hanks | So
LB | `3` | Derek Ibekwe | Jr
DB | `4` | DeMarcus Owens | So
DB | `6` | Christian Gibson | So
LB | `7` | Javahn Fergurson | So
DE | `8` | Jassavia Reese | So
DL | `9` | Stody Bradley | Jr
DL | `10` | Cedric Wilcots II |  Fr
DB | `11` | Tre Wilcoxen |  Jr
DB | `12` | Tymon Locklin | Fr
DB | `13` | Austin Shaw | Fr
DB | `14` | Dion Henrique | So
DE | `15` | Brett Kowalski |  Fr
LB | `17` | Travis Parnell |  Fr
DE | `18` | Derek Watson | Fr
DB | `19` | Austin Perkins |  Fr
LB | `20` | Jonathan Hood | So
DB | `21` | Jaden Wright | Jr
DB | `23` | Jerrion Burton |  Jr
DB | `24` | Sy Slater |  Fr
DB | `25` | Samuel Oyenguga |  Sr
LB | `28` | Shane Jackson |  Fr
DB | `29` | Jared Phipps | Fr
DB | `30` | Brandon Bell | Fr
LB | `31` | Dalton Herrington | Jr
LB | `32` | Dalton Rocha |  Jr
DE | `34` | Noah Brown |  Sr
DB | `35` | Malik Demby |  So
DB | `36` | Dallas Hart | Jr
LB | `38` | Chris Acosta |  Jr
LB | `40` | Robert Wagner |  Sr
LB | `43` | Billy Nipp |  So
LB | `44` | Will Clement |  So
DE | `48` | Kalei Auelua |  Jr
DL | `51` | Roy Lopez | Fr
LB | `53` | Rodney Butler | Sr
DL | `59` | Brandon Agomuo |  So
DL | `63` | DeShawnte Lloyd | Jr
DL | `73` | Keanu Higgins |  Jr
DL | `90` | Kourtland Busby | Jr
DL | `92` | Humberto Renteria |  So
DL | `93` | Drew James |  Sr
DL | `97` | Bobby Hill | Jr
DL | `98` | Darius Anderson | Fr
DL | `99` | Myles Vigne | Fr
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K | `24` | Parker Davidson | So
P | `19` | Payton Theisler | Fr
LS | `46` | Kennon Nunez |  Fr
LS | `47` | Andrew Kenney | Sr
P | `49` | Max Wren | Jr

Head coach

* Doug Martin (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Zane Vance (assistant head coach/defensive ends/special teams coordinator)
* Frank Spaziani (defensive coordinator)
* Kevin McKeethan (Inside Wide Receivers/Pass Game coordinator/recruiting coordinator)
* Andy Richman (offensive line coach/run game coordinator)
* Brian Bell (Secondary)
* Matt Christian (running backs)
* Kerry Locklin (defensive tackles)
* Cory Martin (outside wide receivers)
* Oliver Soukup (linebackers)
* Garrett Anderson (graduate assistant)
* Kai Brown (graduate assistant)
* Spiffy Evans (graduate assistant)
* Robert Patel (Video Coordinator)
* Ryan Robinson (Player Development Coordinator)
* Don Decker (Director of Sport Performance)
* Akeem Robinson (Sports Performance Coaching Assistant)
* Zach Witherspoon (Sports Performance Coaching Assistant)
* Martha Valdez (Administrative Assistant)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: October 19, 2016

## References[edit]

1. ^ Jason Groves (January 8, 2016). "NMSU FOOTBALL: Martin hires former Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani to lead defense". www.lcsun-news.com. Las Cruses Sun-News. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
2. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". Scout.com. Scout. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
3. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
4. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
5. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
6. ^ "NM State Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). New Mexico State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
7. ^ "2016 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

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