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Athletic Media Relations Contact: Oliver Grigg O: 575-646-3269 | C: 914-826-5857 2019 NM STATE FOOTBALL E: [email protected] Stan Fulton Center, 1815 Wells Street | Las Cruces, NM 88003 | @NMStateFootbalL | @NMStatefb | FB.com/NMStateFootball | www.NMStateSports.com 2019 SCHEDULE #2 GAME at #23 Washington State Aug. 31, 2019 • 8 p.m. 2 L, 58-7 ALL-TIME RESULTS at #2 Alabama Saturday’s game is the first meeting Sept. 7, 2019 • 2 p.m. Alabama Crimson Tide between the Aggies and Crimson Tide. NM State Aggies SEC Network Head Coach................................. Nick Saban Head Coach................................Doug Martin Career Record (Yrs) ..............238-63-1 (24th) 2019 NUMBERS TO KNOW (RK) Career Record (Yrs) ..................49-107 (12th) San Diego State Record at Alabama (Yrs) .........147-21 (13th) 1-0 ................Overall Record ................. 0-1 Record at NM State (Yrs) ............20-54 (7th) Sept. 14, 2019 • 6 p.m. 2019 STAT LEADERS 42.0 (T29) .....Scoring Offense .....7.0 (T117) 2019 STAT LEADERS FloSports RUSHING | #27 Jerome Ford 3.0 (T6) .........Scoring Defense .... 58.0 (129) RUSHING | #1 Jason Huntley 10-64, 6.4 ypr, 1 TD, 64.0 ypg 145.0 (T78) ...Rushing Offense...96.0 (T101) 9-57, 6.3 ypr, 57.0 ypg at New Mexico PASSING | #13 Tua Tagovailoa 107.0 (56) .... Rushing Defense .... 111.0 (60) PASSING | #14 Josh Adkins Sept. 21, 2019 • 2:30 p.m. 26-31-0, 336 yds, 4 TD, 336.0 ypg 28-42-2, 221 yards, 221.0 ypg 367.0 (14) .....Passing Offense ..... 221.0 (70) AT&T Network RECEIVING | #4 Jerry Jeudy RECEIVING | #2 OJ Clark 10-137, 1 TD, 13.7 ypc, 137.0 ypg 97.0 (15) ...... Passing Defense .. 507.0 (129) 7-47, 6.7 ypc, 47.0 ypg Fresno State DEFENSE | #24 Terrell Lewis 512.0 (29) ........Total Offense ....... 317.0 (94) DEFENSE | #23 Rashie Hodge Jr. Sept. 28, 2019 • 6 p.m. 3 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks 204.0 (15) .......Total Defense ..... 618.0 (126) 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL FloSports Liberty AGGIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Oct. 5, 2019 • 6 p.m. NEW WEEK, NEW OPPORTUNITY year’s squad, including eight on the FloSports The Aggies are going head-to-head offensive side of the football. Redshirt at Central Michigan against one of the top teams in the nation sophomore quarterback Josh Adkins is Oct. 12, 2019 • 1 p.m. for the second week in a row. tasked with leading the Aggie offense, TBD taking over the starting role four games at Georgia Southern New Mexico State and second-ranked into last season. Senior running back Oct. 26, 2019 • TBD TBD Alabama kick off at 2 p.m. (MT) Saturday, Jason Huntley, who led the nation with Sept. 7, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium three kickoff return touchdowns a year at Ole Miss Nov. 9, 2019 • TBD in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The game will be ago, provides explosiveness in different TBD broadcast on the SEC Network, with facets of the game for the Aggies. UIW Taylor Zarzour and Matt Stinchcomb in the Nov. 16, 2019 • 2 p.m. booth and Alyssa Lang on the sideline. The defense brings back nine starters FloSports from a year ago, paced by redshirt senior UTEP NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU linebacker Javahn Fergurson, the nation’s Nov. 23, 2019 • 2 p.m. Saturday’s contest is the first meeting reigning leader in tackles per game. FloSports between the Aggies and the Crimson Tide Senior defensive lineman Roy Lopez, who at Liberty despite both programs competing since logged a team-high 12.5 tackles for loss Nov. 30, 2019 • 2 p.m. the early 1890s. NM State, then known as last season, is back to wreak havoc in ESPN+ New Mexico A&M, played their first game opposing backfields. All Times Mountain in 1894, while Alabama did so two years All Times Subject to Change All HOME games listed in BOLD earlier. Senior placekicker Dylan Brown mans field-goal and kickoff responsibilities. The GAMEDAY INFORMATION ALL ABOUT THE AGGIES native of Chandler, Ariz., connected on Date .................................................. September 7, 2019 NM State returns 17 starters from last 10-of-15 attempts last season, including a Kickoff Time............................................ 2:00 p.m. (MT) Location .............................................. Tuscaloosa, Ala. ON THE SIDELINE Venue ....................................... Bryant-Denny Stadium Capacity............................................................... 101,821 Surface ...................................................................Grass Television................................................. SEC Network Play-by-Play .......................................... Taylor Zarzour Analyst ............................................... Matt Stinchcomb Sideline Reporter...................................... Alyssa Lang Doug Martin Oliver Soukup Frank Spaziani Cory Martin Matt Christian Chili Davis John Mumford Adam Richman Josh Bermann Head Coach / Assistant HC / Def. Coordinator Wide Receivers / Running Backs / Inside Receivers / Defensive Line Offensive Line / Graduate Assistant Radio ......................................... Aggie Sports Network Off. Coordinator Linebackers Recruiting Coord. Co-Special Assistant Special Run Game (Offense) Play-by-Play ................................................Jack Nixon Teams Teams Coord. Coordinator Analyst .......................................................... Cory Lucas INSIDE THE BOOTH Flagship Station ......................99.5 FM KXPZ (TuneIn) Affiliates ........................Alamagordo 103.7 FM KNMZ ...................................... Albuquerque 1150 AM KNMM ...............................................Carlsbad 1240 AM KAMQ ....................................................El Paso 1380 AM KHEY ..................................... Gallup 1230 AM, 94.9 FM KYVA ............................................ Las Vegas 107.1 FM KMDS Brian Bell Chase Holbrook Ronnie Pentz Matt Passwaters Brandon Perkins Brock Sherman Live Stats ........................alabama.statbroadcast.com Secondary Quarterbacks Special Teams Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Coordinator (Offense) (Defense) (Defense) 1 NM STATE at #2 ALABAMA - GAME 2 @NMStateFootball | NMStateSports.com ALABAMA GAME WEEK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Press Conference Practice Practice Travel Day Game Day 11 a.m. 3-5 p.m. 3-5 p.m. NM State at Hall of Legends #2 Alabama Practice 3-5 p.m. Interviews Interviews Interviews No Player 2 p.m. (MT) Upon Request Upon Request Upon Request Interviews No Interviews No Interviews SEC Network career-long make of 49 yards. named to the 2019 Paul Hornung Award SERIES CAPSULE Watch List, which is given annually to the QB1 most versatile player in college football. vs. Alabama NM State redshirt sophomore quarterback Overall: N/A | Home: N/A | Away: N/A Josh Adkins was named to the Wuerffel The native of Arlington, Texas, rushed Date Location Score W/L Trophy watch list entering 2019. for 505 yards and seven touchdowns 9/7/19 Tuscaloosa, Ala. -- -- while recording 529 receiving yards for The Wuerffel Trophy, recognized as three scores one season ago. As a return MEDIA INFORMATION “College Football’s Premier Award for specialist, he led the nation with three Interviews with all NM State players and Community Service,” is presented each kickoff return touchdowns, finishing the coaches must be arranged through the NM February. Named after 1996 Heisman year with 1,632 all-purpose yards en route to State Media Relations Department. Contact Trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel becoming the third running back in program Oliver Grigg, Assistant Director of Media from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel history to earn All-America honors. Relations, or John Vu, Assistant AD - Media Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that Relations, to arrange interviews. best combines exemplary community Huntley is just two return touchdowns shy service with athletic and academic of tying the FBS record of seven. That figure NM STATE CONTACTS achievement. is held by Rashaad Penny (San Diego State, FB Primary Contact .........................Oliver Grigg Email [email protected] 2014-17) and Tony Pallard (Memphis, 2016- Office: .............................................. 575-646-3269 Adkins made his debut last season with the 18). Cell: .................................................. 914-826-5857 Aggies at Utah State and saw action against FB Secondary Contact ......................... John Vu New Mexico at home before making his first TACKLE MACHINE Email: [email protected] start at UTEP. The Spring Branch, Texas, Redshirt senior linebacker Javahn Office: .............................................. 575-646-4120 native, finished the year with 13 passing Fergurson, the nation’s leader in tackles Cell: .................................................. 714-728-9163 touchdowns for 2,563 yards. per game last season, has the attention of some of the country’s top talent evaluators ALABAMA CONTACTS His 222 pass completions were good for heading into the 2019 campaign. FB Primary Contact ......................Josh Maxson ninth best in program history for a single Email [email protected] season while his 2,563 passing yards was Fergurson was named to the Senior Bowl Phone: ............................................. 205-348-3631 good for 10th most in a single season. In watch list. The Senior Bowl, the premier Logistics/Credentials ....................Jessica Paré addition, his 256.3 yards per game was good annual college all-star game for the nation’s Email: