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American college football season
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.
Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in the final 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 defeated Utah State in the Arizona Bowl .
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 25 8:00 p.m. Wyoming ESPN2 L 7–2920,322
5:00 p.m. at Minnesota BTN L 10–4841,291
September 8 6:00 p.m. at Utah State Stadium L 13–6018,223
September 15 6:00 p.m. New Mexico ELVN L 25–4220,673
September 22 5:30 p.m. at UTEP ESPN3 W 27–2019,412
October 6 6:00 p.m. Liberty Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Aggie Vision W 49–418,337
October 13 3:00 p.m. at Louisiana ESPN+ L 38–6618,131
October 20 2:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Aggie Vision L 31–487,300
October 27 5:00 p.m. at Texas State ESPN3 L 20–2715,045
November 3 2:00 p.m. Alcorn State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Aggie Vision W 52–4211,897
November 17 8:15 p.m. at BYU ESPN2 L 10–4547,505
November 24 12:00 p.m. at Liberty ESPN3 L 21–2816,022
Game summaries
Wyoming
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
9
6
7
7
29
Aggies
0
0
0
7
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
1953
L 0–47
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
3
0
0
10
Golden Gophers
7
28
3
10
48
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
Sep. 7, 2013
L 21–44
at Utah State
1
2
3
4
Total
NMSU Aggies
7
3
3
0
13
USU Aggies
16
17
14
13
60
New Mexico
1
2
3
4
Total
Lobos
7
14
7
14
42
Aggies
17
0
0
8
25
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
33–70–5
Sep. 9, 2017
W 30–28
at UTEP
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
10
7
7
3
27
Miners
7
3
7
3
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
36–57–2
Sep. 23, 2017
W 41–14
Liberty
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
7
7
14
13
41
Aggies
7
14
14
14
49
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Louisiana
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
14
7
10
7
38
Ragin' Cajuns
28
17
7
14
66
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–7
Nov. 18, 2017
L 34–47
Georgia Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
10
14
21
3
48
Aggies
14
3
7
7
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–3
Oct. 14, 2017
W 35–27
at Texas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
13
7
0
20
Bobcats
13
7
7
0
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–2
Nov. 4, 2017
W 45–35
Alcorn State
1
2
3
4
Total
Braves
7
7
7
21
42
Aggies
14
21
3
14
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
Oct. 4, 2008
W 45–10
at BYU
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
0
3
0
10
Cougars
7
24
7
7
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–2
Nov. 24, 2012
L 14–50
at Liberty
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
14
0
0
7
21
Flames
17
11
0
0
28
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
Oct. 6, 2018
W 49–41
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