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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: Sun Belt-

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1893 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Tony Samuel enters his 5th season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 23	@ Louisville	24	45	L	@ Louisville, KY
Sat., Sep. 1	@ Texas	7	41	L
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Oregon State	22	27	L
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Kansas State	0	64	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Louisiana Monroe	31	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Tulsa	24	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Idaho	46	39	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Middle Tennessee State	35	39	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. North Texas	20	22	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Arkansas State	28	17	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Louisiana Lafayette	49	46	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ New Mexico	0	53	L

2001 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	286
Scoring Average	23.8
Points Allowed	400
Defense Average	33.3
Opponents Record	57-59
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-5

2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2001 Sun Belt- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	2-9	148	351		2-3	67	110	Bobby Keasler
Middle Tennessee State	8-3	408	286		4-1	178	94	Andy McCollum
North Texas	5-7	275	293	Lost 20-45	4-1	150	77	Darrell Dickey
New Mexico State	5-7	286	400		3-2	163	124	Tony Samuel
Louisiana	3-8	234	365		1-4	109	155	Jerry Baldwin
Arkansas State	2-9	177	357		1-4	56	163	Joe Hollis

2001 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2001 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).