New Mexico State Football Team History
New Mexico State Aggies
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Founded: 1888 Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium Capacity: 30,343 Colors: Crimson & White Coach: Tony Samuel Conference: Big West-
1997 Season Highlights
Tony Samuel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Arizona State
10
41
L
Sat., Sep. 6 @
New Mexico
24
61
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Northridge State
28
18
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Texas El Paso
16
24
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
35
38
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Boise State
10
52
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Utah State
7
38
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Arkansas State
34
20
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Nevada
24
45
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
North Texas
15
26
L
Fri., Nov. 14 vs. Idaho
18
35
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 221
Scoring Average 20.1
Points Allowed 398
Defense Average 36.2
Opponents Record 43-49
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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