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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: Big West-

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1893 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Tony Samuel enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at New Mexico State.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Texas	36	66	L
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Georgia Tech	7	42	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. New Mexico	28	27	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Texas El Paso	33	24	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Arkansas State	31	34	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Nevada	48	45	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Colorado State	28	47	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Utah State	26	29	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Boise State	51	55	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Idaho	32	36	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ North Texas	11	19	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	331
Scoring Average	30.1
Points Allowed	424
Defense Average	38.5
Opponents Record	55-60
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-5

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Big West- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boise State	6-5	329	350					Dirk Koetter
Nevada	6-5	371	316					Jeff Tisdel
New Mexico State	3-8	331	424					Tony Samuel
North Texas	3-8	173	297					Darrell Dickey
Utah State	3-8	237	309					Dave Arslanian

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).