2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2019 New Mexico State Aggies football
2019 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–10
Head coach	Doug Martin (7th season);
Associate head coach	Oliver Soukup (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		11	–	2
Liberty		–		8	–	5
BYU		–		7	–	6
Army		–		5	–	8
New Mexico State		–		2	–	10
UMass		–		1	–	11

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by seventh–year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They competed as an independent.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 7–58	27,228
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 10–62	100,710
September 14	6:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports/FSNAZ+	L 10–31	10,123
September 21	2:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)	ATTSNRM	L 52–55	27,269
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports/FSNAZ+	L 17–30	8,872
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports/FSNAZ+	L 13–20	23,140
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 28–42	15,764
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 7–41	10,907
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 3–41	45,973
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports/FSNAZ+	W 41–28	25,804
November 23	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	FloSports/FSNAZ+	W 44–35	21,584
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 28–49	18,674
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

At Washington State

New Mexico State at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	0	0	7
• No. 23 Cougars	14	21	13	10	58

Date: August 31, 2019
Location: Martin Stadium
Pullman, WA
Game start: 7:10 p.m. PDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
Game attendance: 27,228
Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 5–10 MPH
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Chad Brown and Samantha Peszek (sideline)

At Alabama

New Mexico State at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	7	3	10
• No. 2 Crimson Tide	21	17	24	0	62

Date: September 7, 2019
Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
Game start: 3:01 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
Game attendance: 100,710
Game weather: Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Hot • Wind: WNW 7 MPH
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang (sideline)

San Diego State

San Diego State at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Aztecs	7	10	7	7	31
Aggies	0	0	10	0	10

Date: September 14, 2019
Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Las Cruces, NM
Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
Game attendance: 10,123
Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 8 MPH
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

At New Mexico

New Mexico State at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	17	14	7	14	52
• Lobos	14	17	17	7	55

Date: September 21, 2019
Location: Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
Game start: 2:38 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
Game attendance: 27,269
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
Referee: Eddy Shelton
TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Brad Thompson, Sherdrick Bonner and Marc Stout (sideline)

Fresno State

Fresno State at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	7	17	6	0	30
Aggies	0	3	7	7	17

Date: September 28, 2019
Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Las Cruces, NM
Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Game attendance: 8,872
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear Skies • Wind: SW 10 MPH
Referee: Cooper Castleberry
TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Liberty

Liberty at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Flames	3	7	3	7	20
Aggies	0	0	6	7	13

Date: October 5, 2019
Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Las Cruces, NM
Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
Game attendance: 23,140
Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear Skies • Wind: WSW 8 MPH
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

At Central Michigan

New Mexico State at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	0	7	28
• Chippewas	14	14	6	8	42

Date: October 12, 2019
Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Mount Pleasant, MI
Game start: 3:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
Game attendance: 15,764
Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Partly Cloudy • Wind: E 16 MPH
Referee: Timothy O'Dey
TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney and Marcus Ray

At Georgia Southern

New Mexico State at Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	0	0	7
• Southern Eagles	7	21	13	0	41

Date: October 26, 2019
Location: Paulson Stadium
Statesboro, GA
Game start: 3:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Game attendance: 10,907
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and 70% Relative humidity • Wind: SE 6 MPH
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (ESPN3): Greg Talbott, Danny Waugh and Amy Zimmer (sideline)

At Ole Miss

New Mexico State at Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	0	3
• Rebels	10	14	7	10	41

Date: November 9, 2019
Location: Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Oxford, MS
Game start: 3:01 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
Game attendance: 45,973
Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, D. J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Ward at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (Div. I FCS)	0	7	7	14	28
• Aggies	14	10	3	14	41

Date: November 16, 2019
Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Las Cruces, NM
Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
Game attendance: 25,084
Game weather: N/A
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

UTEP

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	13	3	19	35
• Aggies	7	7	7	23	44

Date: November 23, 2019
Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Las Cruces, NM
Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
Game attendance: 21,584
Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: NNW 4 MPH
Referee: Ken Antee
TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee