2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

American college football season

2018 New Mexico State Aggies football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–9
Head coach|

* Doug Martin (6th season)

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

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 5 Notre Dame ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 19 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
BYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Liberty |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
UMass |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
New Mexico State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by sixth–year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They competed as an independent. They finished the season 3–9.

## Preseason

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### Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award  | Player  | Position  | Year

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Butkus Award[1] | Terrill Hanks | LB  | JR
Paul Hornung Award[2] | Jason Huntley | RB/KR  | JR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] | Jamin Smith  | OL  | SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[4] | Jason Huntley  | RB  | JR

## Schedule

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

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August 25| 8:00 p.m.| Wyoming|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| ESPN2| L 7–29| 20,322
August 30| 5:00 p.m.| at Minnesota|

* TCF Bank Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| BTN| L 10–48| 41,291
September 8| 6:00 p.m.| at Utah State|

* Maverik Stadium
* Logan, UT

| Stadium| L 13–60| 18,223
September 15| 6:00 p.m.| New Mexico|

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

| ELVN| L 25–42| 20,673
September 22| 5:30 p.m.| at UTEP|

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

| ESPN3| W 27–20| 19,412
October 6| 6:00 p.m.| Liberty|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| Aggie Vision| W 49–41| 8,337
October 13| 3:00 p.m.| at Louisiana|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| ESPN+| L 38–66| 18,131
October 20| 2:00 p.m.| Georgia Southern|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| Aggie Vision| L 31–48| 7,300
October 27| 5:00 p.m.| at Texas State|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| ESPN3| L 20–27| 15,045
November 3| 2:00 p.m.| Alcorn State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| Aggie Vision| W 52–42| 11,897
November 17| 8:15 p.m.| at BYU|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium
* Provo, UT

| ESPN2| L 10–45| 47,505
November 24| 12:00 p.m.| at Liberty|

* Williams Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| ESPN3| L 21–28| 16,022

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

## Game summaries

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### Wyoming

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Cowboys | 9  | 6  | 7  | 7 | 29
Aggies  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

See also: 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | WYO  | NMSU
1  | 6:34  | 9  | 60  | 4:37  | WYO  | Nico Evans 24-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 7  | 0
1  | 6:16  |  |  |  | WYO  | Jason Huntley rush for a loss of 2 yards, safety  | 9  | 0
2  | 11:49  | 13  | 49  | 6:27  | WYO  | 36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 12  | 0
2  | 10:48  | 5  | 44  | 1:58  | WYO  | 39-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 15  | 0
3  | 7:13  | 1  | 56  | 0:12  | WYO  | Nico Evans 56-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 22  | 0
4  | 10:07  | 12  | 71  | 7:00  | WYO  | Jevon Bigelow 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 29  | 0
4  | 1:16  | 10  | 93  | 2:52  | NMSU  | Drew Dan 31-yard touchdown reception from Matt Romero, Dylan Brown kick good  | 29  | 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 29  | 7

### At Minnesota

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Aggies  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 10
Golden Gophers | 7  | 28  | 3  | 10 | 48

See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

### At Utah State

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NMSU Aggies  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 0 | 13
USU Aggies | 16  | 17  | 14  | 13 | 60

See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team

### New Mexico

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Lobos | 7  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 42
Aggies  | 17  | 0  | 0  | 8 | 25

See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

### At UTEP

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Aggies | 10  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 27
Miners  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 20

See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team and Battle of I-10

### Liberty

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Flames  | 7  | 7  | 14  | 13 | 41
Aggies | 7  | 14  | 14  | 14 | 49

See also: 2018 Liberty Flames football team

### At Louisiana

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Aggies  | 14  | 7  | 10  | 7 | 38
Ragin' Cajuns | 28  | 17  | 7  | 14 | 66

See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

### Georgia Southern

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Eagles | 10  | 14  | 21  | 3 | 48
Aggies  | 14  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 31

See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

### At Texas State

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Aggies  | 0  | 13  | 7  | 0 | 20
Bobcats | 13  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 27

See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team

### Alcorn State

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Braves  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 21 | 42
Aggies | 14  | 21  | 3  | 14 | 52

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

### At BYU

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Aggies  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 0 | 10
Cougars | 7  | 24  | 7  | 7 | 45

See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team

### At Liberty

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Aggies  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 21
Flames | 17  | 11  | 0  | 0 | 28

## References

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1. ^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
2. ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
3. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
4. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

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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

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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