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 as an independent during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Doug Martin, the Aggies compiled a record of 3–9. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

## 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
* 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

| AV| 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

| AV| 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

| AV| 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

* Homecoming
* 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, 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
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