2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2002 New Mexico State Aggies football
2002 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–5 (5–1 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Samuel (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Steve Stanard (3rd season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 30,343)
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Texas $	6	–	0	8	–	5
New Mexico State	5	–	1	7	–	5
Arkansas State	3	–	3	6	–	7
Middle Tennessee	2	–	4	4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette	2	–	4	3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	4	3	–	9
Idaho	1	–	5	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion

The 2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2002 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. They participated as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Their 7 wins were the most wins for New Mexico State since 1970. Until the 2017 season, this was the last Aggies team to finish with a winning record. Despite finishing 7-5, they weren't invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 PM	at No. 22 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 24–34^[1]	83,717
September 7	4:30 PM	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–34^[2]	24,692
September 21	6:00 PM	New Mexico*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 24–13^[3]^[4]	28,587
September 28	3:00 PM	at No. 7 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 10–41^[5]	86,520
October 5	6:05 PM	UTEP*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10)	W 49–14^[6]	30,605
October 12	6:05 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 31–28^[7]	19,876
October 19	2:05 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 34–21^[8]	12,183
October 26	5:00 PM	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 26–21^[9]	11,036
November 2	4:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 24–21^[10]	19,562
November 9	1:00 PM	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 30–32^[11]	12,291
November 16	2:00 PM	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 27–38^[12]	20,064
November 23	3:00 PM	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 35–31^[13]	5,462
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

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

Defense {{American football roster/Player|first=John|last=Sioui|num=54|pos=DE|class=JR}}

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Robert Canidate	Sr
S	`9`	Shukree Shabazz	Fr
S	`28`	Siddeeq Shabazz	Sr
S	`31`	Tyrone Gifford	Sr
LB	`34`	Julmar Howard	Jr
LB	`37`	Richard Glover	So
LB	`42`	Jim Cottrell	Fr
DE	`95`	Lamar Hill	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Dario Aguiniga	Jr
P	`16`	Brian Copple	Sr

Head coach

Tony Samuel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ross Els (Special Team Coordinator/Safeties)
Mark Mauer (Wide Receivers)
Steve Stanard (Defensive Coordinator/Linebacker)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2014

References

^ Iacobelli, Pete (31 August 2002). "Aggies Hang Tough Against No. 18 South Carolina, 34–24". New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "California 34, New Mexico St. 13". New Mexico State University. 7 September 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State defeats New Mexico, 24–13". New Mexico State University. 21 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico Lobos football schedule". University of New Mexico. Archived from the original on 24 August 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State vs Georgia (Sep 28, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 28 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "UTEP vs New Mexico State (Oct 05, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "UL Lafayette vs New Mexico State (Oct 12, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State defeats UL-Monroe; 34–21". New Mexico State University. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 26, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 27 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State (Nov 02, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 2 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State losses to Utah State, 32–30". New Mexico State University. 9 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State vs North Texas (Nov 16, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 16 November 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ "New Mexico State vs Idaho Vandals (Nov 23, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 23 November 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021017212611/http://nmstatesports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/nmst-m-footbl-sched.html
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20030402093657/http://nmstatesports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/nmst-m-footbl-sched.html

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[1] Iacobelli, Pete (31 August 2002). "Aggies Hang Tough Against No. 18 South Carolina, 34–24". New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[2] "California 34, New Mexico St. 13". New Mexico State University. 7 September 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

[3] "New Mexico State defeats New Mexico, 24–13". New Mexico State University. 21 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[4] "New Mexico Lobos football schedule". University of New Mexico. Archived from the original on 24 August 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

[5] "New Mexico State vs Georgia (Sep 28, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 28 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[6] "UTEP vs New Mexico State (Oct 05, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[7] "UL Lafayette vs New Mexico State (Oct 12, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[8] "New Mexico State defeats UL-Monroe; 34–21". New Mexico State University. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[9] "New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 26, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 27 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[10] "Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State (Nov 02, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 2 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[11] "New Mexico State losses to Utah State, 32–30". New Mexico State University. 9 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[12] "New Mexico State vs North Texas (Nov 16, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 16 November 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[13] "New Mexico State vs Idaho Vandals (Nov 23, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 23 November 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

[14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20021017212611/http://nmstatesports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/nmst-m-footbl-sched.html

[15] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20030402093657/http://nmstatesports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/nmst-m-footbl-sched.html

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