2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fifth–year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6 and 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl.

2017 New Mexico State Aggies football
Arizona Bowl champions
Arizona Bowl, W 26–20 OT vs. Utah State
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017 record7–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachOliver Soukup (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDoug Martin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (2nd season)
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,343)
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy +  7 1     11 2  
Appalachian State +  7 1     9 4  
Arkansas State  6 2     7 5  
Georgia State  5 3     7 5  
New Mexico State  4 4     7 6  
Louisiana  4 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 4     4 8  
Idaho  3 5     4 8  
South Alabama  3 5     4 8  
Coastal Carolina *  2 6     3 9  
Georgia Southern  2 6     2 10  
Texas State  1 7     2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–9 and 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

New Mexico State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State.

The Aggies hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, UTEP from Conference USA, and traveled to Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:30 p.m.at Arizona State*P12NL 31–3746,596
September 96:00 p.m.at New Mexico*StadiumW 30–2832,427
September 166:00 p.m.TroyESPN3L 24–2715,446
September 236:00 p.m.UTEP*
ESPN3W 41–1417,546
September 3010:00 a.m.at Arkansas*SECNL 24–4270,727
October 71:30 p.m.at Appalachian StateESPN3L 31–4522,787
October 144:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPN3W 35–2716,278
October 282:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
ALTL 21–3710,041
November 41:00 p.m.at Texas StateESPN3W 45–3512,012
November 183:00 p.m.at Louisiana–LafayetteESPN3L 34–4716,048
November 252:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3W 17–1021,894
December 22:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3W 22–1726,268
December 293:30 p.m.vs. Utah State*CBSSNW 26–20 OT39,132
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 13 0 18 31
Sun Devils 14 0 16 7 37

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 13 10 7 0 30
Lobos 2 3 0 23 28

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 13 0 14 0 27
Aggies 3 0 13 8 24

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 7 14
Aggies 7 14 13 7 41

at Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 10 7 7 24
Razorbacks 14 14 7 7 42

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 3 14 31
Mountaineers 3 14 0 28 45

at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Eagles 14 10 3 0 27

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 7 0 10 20 37
Aggies 0 14 0 7 21

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 14 14 45
Bobcats 14 7 7 7 35

at Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 14 3 34
Ragin' Cajuns 14 17 3 13 47

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 7 3 0 10
Aggies 14 0 0 3 17

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 7 0 10 17
Aggies 0 13 0 9 22

vs. Utah State–Arizona Bowl

1 2 3 4OT Total
NMSU Aggies 10 3 0 76 26
USU Aggies 7 6 0 70 20

References

  1. "2017 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 5, 2017.


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