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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 Sanchez
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

New Mexico State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1893  
  1960 - Known as New Mexico A&M until 1960.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1938, 1960, 1976, 1978
Division Championships
  2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 450-676-31
 Winning Pct. 40%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 450-676-31
 Winning Pct. 40%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 4
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 36-82-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 309-262-16
 Away Record 134-412-14
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 129
 Winning Seasons (#1) 40
 Losing Seasons (#1)71
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (1960)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2005)
 10 Win Seasons 2
 Most Points Scored in a Game 116 (1912)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 412 (2023)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 92 (11/25/1948)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 540 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 116 (1912)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 85 (11/25/1948)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 116 (1912)
 Last Shutout 9/29/2001
 Last Time Shutout 9/14/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 142
 Been Shutout All-Time 123
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 16 (11/14/1959-9/16/1961)
 Longest Losing  27 (10/15/1988-11/10/1990)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 4-0-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  22-30
 2010-19  29-93
 2000-09  37-83
 1990-99 33-77
 1980-89 22-87-1
 1970-79 42-65-2
 1960-69 61-37-3
 1950-59 26-70-1
 1940-49 21-45
 1930-39 37-30-7
 1920-29 51-26-6
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Middle Tennessee State in a Conference Game
Last Time: New Mexico State won 13-7 in 2023.
All-Time:
 New Mexico State vs. Middle Tennessee State 3-2-0 60.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Southeast Missouri  23-16 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Liberty  24-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Fresno State  0-48 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Sam Houston State  11-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. New Mexico  40-50 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Wed., Oct. 9  @ Jacksonville State  13-54 L
 Tue., Oct. 15  vs. Louisiana Tech  33-30 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Tue., Oct. 29  @ Florida International  13-34 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Western Kentucky  28-41 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas A&M  3-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Middle Tennessee State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Texas El Paso  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Scoring188-372
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-5
 
2024 Conference USA  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Jacksonville State 7-33-0
Florida International 3-72-1
Liberty 7-22-1
Louisiana Tech 4-62-2
Sam Houston State 8-22-1
Texas El Paso 2-82-2
Western Kentucky 7-32-1
Kennesaw State 1-91-2
Middle Tennessee State 3-71-2
New Mexico State 2-81-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 New Mexico State & New Mexico have played 112 games.
New Mexico State has won 34 games.
New Mexico has won 73 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-45
 10 or more 88-161
 20 or more  85-96
 30 or more 56-35
 40 or more 32-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 8-0
 10 or more 80-206
 20 or more 48-202
 30 or more 20-169
 40 or more 6-110
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.