2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

American college football season

2017 New Mexico State Aggies football

Arizona Bowl champion

Arizona Bowl, W 26–20 OT vs. Utah State

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Record| 7–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach|

* Doug Martin (5th season)

Associate head coach| Oliver Soukup (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Frank Spaziani (2nd season)
Base defense| 3–3–5
Home stadium| Aggie Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Troy \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Appalachian State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Arkansas State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Georgia State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
New Mexico State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Louisiana |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Idaho |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
South Alabama |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Coastal Carolina *  |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Georgia Southern |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Texas State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 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 fifth–year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6 and 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 beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl. This season would both be the Aggies last season with a winning record and last time they received a bowl invitation until the 2022 season.

## Schedule[edit]

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*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| P12N| L 31–37| 46,596
September 9| 6:00 p.m.| at New Mexico*|

* Dreamstyle Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)

| Stadium| W 30–28| 32,427
September 16| 6:00 p.m.| Troy|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| ESPN3| L 24–27| 15,446
September 23| 6:00 p.m.| UTEP*|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)

| ESPN3| W 41–14| 17,546
September 30| 10:00 a.m.| at Arkansas*|

* Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| SECN| L 24–42| 70,727
October 7| 1:30 p.m.| at Appalachian State|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC

| ESPN3| L 31–45| 22,787
October 14| 4:00 p.m.| at Georgia Southern|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| 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|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| ESPN3| W 45–35| 12,012
November 18| 3:00 p.m.| at Louisiana–Lafayette|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| 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*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)

| CBSSN| W 26–20 OT| 39,132

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:[1]

## Game summaries[edit]

### At Arizona State[edit]

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Aggies  | 0  | 13  | 0  | 18 | 31
Sun Devils | 14  | 0  | 16  | 7 | 37

See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

### At New Mexico[edit]

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Aggies | 13  | 10  | 7  | 0 | 30
Lobos  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 23 | 28

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

### Troy[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Trojans | 13  | 0  | 14  | 0 | 27
Aggies  | 3  | 0  | 13  | 8 | 24

See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team

### UTEP[edit]

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Miners  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14
Aggies | 7  | 14  | 13  | 7 | 41

See also: 2017 UTEP Miners football team and Battle of I-10

### At Arkansas[edit]

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Aggies  | 0  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 24
Razorbacks | 14  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 42

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

### At Appalachian State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Aggies  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 14 | 31
Mountaineers | 3  | 14  | 0  | 28 | 45

See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

### At Georgia Southern[edit]

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Aggies | 14  | 7  | 0  | 14 | 35
Eagles  | 14  | 10  | 3  | 0 | 27

See also: 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

### Arkansas State[edit]

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Red Wolves | 7  | 0  | 10  | 20 | 37
Aggies  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 7 | 21

See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

### At Texas State[edit]

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Aggies | 7  | 10  | 14  | 14 | 45
Bobcats  | 14  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

### At Louisiana–Lafayette[edit]

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Aggies  | 7  | 10  | 14  | 3 | 34
Ragin' Cajuns | 14  | 17  | 3  | 13 | 47

See also: 2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

### Idaho[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Vandals  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 10
Aggies | 14  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 17

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

### South Alabama[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Jaguars  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 10 | 17
Aggies | 0  | 13  | 0  | 9 | 22

See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team

### Vs. Utah State–Arizona Bowl[edit]

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NMSU Aggies | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7| 6 | 26
USU Aggies  | 7  | 6  | 0  | 7| 0 | 20

See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team and 2017 Arizona Bowl

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2017 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

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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 and 2021–present)
* Sun Bowl (2020)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* New Mexico: Rio Grande Rivalry
* UTEP: Battle of I-10

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* Pistol Pete
* Aggie Fight Song
* Pride of New Mexico
* KXPZ

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