2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2024 New Mexico State Aggies football
2024 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	1–4 (0–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Tony Sanchez (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Wright (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Joe Morris (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Liberty	2	–	0	4	–	0
Sam Houston	1	–	0	4	–	1
Western Kentucky	1	–	0	3	–	2
FIU	1	–	0	2	–	3
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	1	–	3
Kennesaw State*	0	–	0	0	–	4
Louisiana Tech	0	–	1	1	–	3
Middle Tennessee	0	–	1	1	–	4
UTEP	0	–	1	0	–	4
New Mexico State	0	–	2	1	–	4
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of September 30, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies are led by Tony Sanchez in his first year as the program's head coach. The Aggies play home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[1]

Coaching changes

Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, second-year head coach Jerry Kill announced that he would be stepping down. Kill saw one of the largest turnarounds in college football history, leading the Aggies to bowl appearances in both of his seasons including a 10-win season in 2023, the program's first double-digit winning season since 1960. Wide receivers coach Tony Sanchez was named the Aggies' new head coach.^[2] Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Tyler Wright was promoted to offensive coordinator while Sam Houston defensive coordinator Joe Morris, originally hired as the Aggies' defensive line coach, was later named defensive coordinator after incumbent defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling left for Utah State.^[3]^[4]

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Aggies were predicted to finish tied for fifth.^[5]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Liberty	197 (18)
2	Western Kentucky	173 (2)
3	Jacksonville State	166
4	Middle Tennessee	98
5	New Mexico State	97
5	Sam Houston	97
7	Louisiana Tech	88
8	FIU	81
9	UTEP	76
10	Kennesaw State	27

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	TruTV	W 23–16	10,738
September 7	8:15 p.m.	Liberty	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN2	L 24–30	16,562
September 14	8:30 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	TruTV	L 0–48	39,079
September 21	5:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 11–31	N/A
September 28	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 40–50	21,062
October 9	5:30 p.m.	at Jacksonville State	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN2
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPNU
October 29	5:00 p.m.	at FIU	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN Networks
November 16	5:45 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN Networks
November 30	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	ESPN Networks
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	3	3	3	16
Aggies	0	10	0	13	23

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 10,738
Referee: Garrett Dickerson
TV announcers (TruTV): J. B. Long and Mike Golic Jr.
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SEMO – Dorian Anderson 51-yard pass from Paxton DeLaurent (D. C. Pippin kick), 2:03. Redhawks 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:45.

Second quarter

NMSU – Seth McGowan 14-yard run (Abraham Montano kick), 11:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59.
SEMO – D. C. Pippin 37-yard field goal Redhawks 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:56.
NMSU – Abraham Montano 24-yard field goal, 0:40. Tied 10–10. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 6:21.

Third quarter

SEMO – D. C. Pippin 53-yard field goal, 9:22. Redhawks 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 1:46.

Fourth quarter

SEMO – D. C. Pippin 48-yard field goal, 14:56. Redhawks 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:36.
NMSU – Paxton DeLaurent intentional grounding in own end zone, 11:44. Redhawks 16–12.
NMSU – Abraham Montano 51-yard field goal, 6:07. Redhawks 16–15. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 7:31.
NMSU – Seth McGowan 3-yard run (Parker Awad run), 1:57. Aggies 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:12.

Statistics	SEMO	NMSU
First downs	15	20
Total yards	352	270
Rushing yards	57	210
Passing yards	295	60
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–45–1	7–23–1
Time of possession	37:24	33:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeast Missouri State	Passing	Paxton DeLaurent	27/45, 295 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Steven Lewis	1 rush, 27 yards
	Receiving	Dorian Anderson	6 receptions, 115 yards, TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Parker Awad	5/18, 37 yards, INT
	Rushing	Seth McGowan	11 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	PJ Johnson III	2 receptions, 35 yards

Liberty

Liberty Flames at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	3	6	0	21	30
Aggies	10	7	0	7	24

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Date: September 7
Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 16,562
Referee: Rodney Burnette
TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore and Lauren Sisler
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

NMSU – Abraham Montano 29-yard field goal, 7:23. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:16.
NMSU – Monte Watkins 64-yard pass from Parker Awad (Abraham Montano kick), 5:39. Aggies 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:12.
LIB – Colin Karhu 39-yard field goal, 2:53. Aggies 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:46.

Second quarter

NMSU – Seth McGowan 5-yard pass from Parker Awad (Abraham Montano kick), 13:15. Aggies 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.
LIB – Colin Karhu 31-yard field goal, 5:55. Aggies 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:31.
LIB – Colin Karhu 29-yard field goal, 0:37. Aggies 17–9. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 2:56.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

LIB – C. J. Bazile Jr. 22-yard fumble return (Kaidon Salter run), 9:45. Aggies 17–15.
NMSU – Parker Awad 2-yard run (Abraham Montano kick), 7:42. Aggies 24–15. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:55.
LIB – Quinton Cooley 27-yard run (Colin Karhu kick), 5:12. Aggies 24–22. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:26.
LIB – Quinton Cooley 44-yard run (Kaidon Salter pass to Reese Smith), 1:05. Flames 30–24. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 1:54.

Statistics	LIB	NMSU
First downs	18	18
Total yards	473	275
Rushing yards	217	117
Passing yards	256	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–29–0	9–22–0
Time of possession	28:56	31:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	16/29, 256 yards
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	12 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Treon Sibley	5 receptions, 155 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Parker Awad	9/22, 158 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Seth McGowan	15 rushes, 66 yards
	Receiving	Monte Watkins	1 reception, 64 yards, TD

at Fresno State

New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	14	17	17	0	48

at Valley Children's Stadium, Fresno, California

Date: September 14
Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT/7:30 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 39,079
Referee: Christian Watson
TV announcers (TruTV): J. B. Long and Mike Golic Jr.
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

FRES – Mac Dalena 69-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Dylan Lynch kick), 12:04. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:39.
FRES – Elijah Gilliam 4-yard run (Dylan Lynch kick), 9:55. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:18.

Second quarter

FRES – Malik Sherrod 7-yard run (Dylan Lynch kick), 11:08. Bulldogs 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:54.
FRES – Mac Dalena 13-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Dylan Lynch kick), 4:20. Bulldogs 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:15.
FRES – Dylan Lynch 36-yard field goal, 0:59. Bulldogs 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:19.

Third quarter

FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run (Dylan Lynch kick), 12:14. Bulldogs 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
FRES – Dylan Lynch 40-yard field goal, 9:44. Bulldogs 41–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30.
FRES – Joshua Wood 2-yard run (Dylan Lynch kick), 5:15. Bulldogs 48–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:29.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	NMSU	FRES
First downs	11	20
Total yards	138	525
Rushing yards	77	281
Passing yards	61	244
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–29–3	14–25–0
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Parker Awad	6/15, 48 yards, INT
	Rushing	Seth McGowan	11 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Smith	2 receptions, 31 yards
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	12/22, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Malik Sherrod	15 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mac Dalena	2 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

at Sam Houston

New Mexico State Aggies at Sam Houston Bearkats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	8	11
Bearkats	14	7	0	10	31

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas

Date: September 21
Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
Referee: Reed Brotherson
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

NMSU – Abraham Montano 32-yard field goal, 6:36. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 4:30.
SHSU – Hunter Watson 46-yard run (Christian Pavon kick), 5:31. Bearkats 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05.
SHSU – Jay Ducker 1-yard run (Christian Pavon kick), 0:35. Bearkats 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 1:50.

Second quarter

SHSU – Hunter Watson 8-yard run (Christian Pavon kick), 6:26. Bearakts 21–3. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 8:20.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

SHSU – Simeon Evans 20-yard pass from Jase Bauer (Christian Pavon kick), 13:29. Bearkats 28–3. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 6:36.
NMSU – Jerry Lydiatt 3-yard pass from Santino Marucci (Santino Marucci pass to Seth McGowan), 8:35. Bearkats 28–11. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:47.
SHSU – Christian Pavon 46-yard field goal, 1:51. Bearkats 31–11. Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:44.

Statistics	NMSU	SHSU
First downs	12	24
Total yards	152	382
Rushing yards	78	280
Passing yards	74	102
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–29–2	12–26–2
Time of possession	23:22	36:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Santino Marucci	14/29, 74 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Seth McGowan	12 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	T. J. Pride	5 receptions, 33 yards
Sam Houston	Passing	Hunter Watson	9/21, 64 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Hunter Watson	12 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Noah Smith	4 receptions, 38 yards

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Date: September 28
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNM	NMSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Jacksonville State

New Mexico State Aggies at Jacksonville State Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at JSU Stadium, Jacksonville, Alabama

Date: October 9
Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NMSU	JVST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jacksonville State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

New Mexico

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Date: October 15
Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LT	NMSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ Thamel, Pete (December 23, 2023). "Jerry Kill steps down, Tony Sanchez named new NMSU head coach". ESPN. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Tyler Wright - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Joe Morris Named Next Aggie Defensive Coordinator". New Mexico State University Athletics. January 13, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "2024 New Mexico State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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[1] "2024 Football Coaching Staff". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[2] Thamel, Pete (December 23, 2023). "Jerry Kill steps down, Tony Sanchez named new NMSU head coach". ESPN. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[3] "Tyler Wright - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[4] "Joe Morris Named Next Aggie Defensive Coordinator". New Mexico State University Athletics. January 13, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[5] "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[6] "2024 New Mexico State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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