NM State 2016 Football Game 1 Notes Sept. 3, 2016 Game 12: NM State vs. UTEP 6 p.m. MT • BeIN Sports El Paso, Texas NM State UTEP Sun Bowl 2015 Record: 3-9, 3-5 SBC Record: 5-7 Conference: Sun Belt Conference: C-USA Last Game: ULM (L, 35-42),Dec. 5, 2015 Last Game: North Texas (W, 20-17), Nov. 28, 2015 2016 Schedule Head Coach: Doug Martin (Kentucky, ‘85) Head Coach: Sean Kugler DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (MT)/RESULT Career Record (years): 36-82 (10) Career Record (years): 14-23 (3) SEPTEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) NM State Record (years): 7-29 (4) UTEP Record (years): 14-23 (3) 3 at UTEP BeIN Sports 6 p.m. 10 New Mexico AggieVision 6 p.m. 17 at Kentucky SEC Alternate Network 2 p.m. OCTOBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) 1 UL Lafayette TBA 6 p.m. Next Up 15 at Idaho TBA TBA The NM State football team is set to kick off the 2016 season against Battle of I-10 rival UTEP on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Sun Bowl. The 22 Georgia Southern AggieVision 6 p.m. 94th battle between the two teams will be televised on BeIN Sports. 29 at Texas A&M TBA TBA Matt Martucci will do play-by-play, while Brett Romberg will be the color analyst and Jordan Daigle will be on the sideline. The game is NOVEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) available on Time Warner Cable channel 417 in Las Cruces an online at http://www.beinsports.com/us/getbein/. The game will also be broadcast on the Aggie Sports Network with Voice of the Aggies and Hall of Famer Jack Nixon on play-by-play, 12 at Arkansas State TBA TBA while Preston Williams will be the color analyst. The game will be carried on the Aggies’ flagship station KXPZ 99.5 FM in Las Cruces. Ad- 19 Texas State AggieVision 2 p.m. ditionally, the Aggie Sports Network will carry the game on affiliate stations KNMZ 103.7 FM (Alamogordo), KAMQ 1240 AM (Carlsbad), 26 Appalachian State AggieVision 2 p.m. KYVA 1230 AM and 94.9 FM (Gallup) and KMDS 107.1 FM (Las Vegas, NM). The Aggies have a 35-56-2 all-time record against the Miners in a record that dates back to 1914. The 2015 season game saw 97 points DECEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) and over 1,000 yards of total offense. Larry Rose III racked up 196 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, while quarterback Tyler 3 at South Alabama TBA TBA Rogers went 14-of-28 for 285 yards and three touchdowns. The 2016 NM State football team looks to build upon the foundation head coach Doug Martin has been building since he began coaching the Aggies three years ago. NM State has a seasoned quarterback crew with senior Tyler Rogers and sophomore Nick Jeanty NM State Coaches leading the pack. In the backfield, NM State is led by junior AP All-American running back Larry Rose III, who had back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing On the sideline seasons as a freshman and sophomore. The offensive line returns three starters who helped Rose III amass 1,651 yards to break the NM Doug Martin ....................... Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs State all-time single season record during the 2015 campaign. Frank Spaziani ...............................................Defensive Coordinator Defensively, the squad is headed by junior linebacker Derek Ibekwe and junior defensive back Jacob Nwangwa who led the team with Zane Vance ........Assist. Head Coach/DEs/Special Teams Coordinator 93 total tackles and 85 total tackles, respectively, during the 2015 season. In addition, Nwangwa had a team-high three interceptions, Cory Martin ...............................................Wide Receivers (outside) which included an interception returned 41 yards for a touchdown against UTEP. Follow the Aggies on Saturday and throughout the season on nmstatesports.com and on Twitter @nmstatefootball. Andy Richman ............Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Oliver Soukup ................................................................Linebackers Matt Christian ..........................................................Running Backs Statistical Leaders Spiffy Evans ........................................................Graduate Assistant In the booth Kerry Locklin ........................................................ Defensive Tackles Brian Bell ............................................................................Safeties Kevin McKeethan ........WRs (inside)/Pass Game Coord./Recruiting Coord. Kai Brown...........................................................Graduate Assistant CJ Jones ..............................................................Graduate Assistant Passing Rushing Receptions All-Purpose Garrett Anderson................................................Graduate Assistant Andrew Allen Larry Rose III Teldrick Morgan Larry Rose III On the Air 1,529 yds (115-214, 16 TD) 1,651 yds (240 att., 14 TD) 45 rec. (551 yds, 4 TD) 1,934 yds BeIN Sports Play-by-play: Matt Martucci Color: Brett Romberg Sideline: Jordan Daigle Aggie Sports Network: Flagship Station KXPZ 99.5 FM Play-by-play: Jack Nixon Color: Preston Williams Aggie Sports Network: Affiliates Scoring Tackles Tackles for Loss Interceptions Alamogordo KNMZ 103.7 FM Larry Rose III Derek Ibekwe Noah Brown Jacob Nwangwa Carlsbad KAMQ 1240 AM 96 points (14 rush, 2 rec. TD) 93 (52 solo, 41 assisted) 7.0 for 27 yds (3.5 sacks) 3 (41 return yds, 1TD) Gallup KYVA 1230 AM, 94.9 FM Las Vegas KMDS 107.1 FM @NMStateFootball • #AggieUp UTEP Week 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SBC Teleconference Press Conference 3-5 p.m. - Practice 3-5 p.m. - Practice Walk Through Game Day No Interviews 9:44 a.m. Martin on call 11 a.m. - Hall of No Interviews NM State vs. UTEP Contact SBC for dial-in Legends information 6 p.m. MT • BeIN Sports Practice 3-5 p.m. Post Game Coach Interviews Coach Martin, players No Interviews Interviews Interviews Upon Request available for interviews Upon Request Upon Request No Player Interviews Who to Contact Cari Gold • Assistant Media Relations Director / Football Contact NM State Media Services Email: [email protected] Doug Martin Interviews Player Interviews Office Phone: 575-646-3269 Interviews with head coach Doug Martin or any NM State All interviews must be arranged through Assistant Media Cell Phone: 901-299-8868 assistant football coach must be coordinated through Relations Director Cari Gold. Players have been instructed Assistant Media Relations Director Cari Gold. All interviews not to grant any interview, in person or by telephone, not Additional Media Relations Contacts must be after practice on designated days. arranged by the Media Relations staff. Player telephone Secondary Contact ________________ Chris Kennedy numbers are private and will not be released. Players will Email [email protected] SBC Teleconference be available for interviews after practice on Tuesdays and The SBC coaches participate in a weekly teleconference each Wednesdays of game weeks. No interviews will be granted Mailing Address ___________________ Fulton Center Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m. (MT) during the regular beginning Thursday morning until after the game on 1815 Wells Street season. Coach Martin will be on at 9:44 a.m. Contact the Saturday. Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 conference office to obtain the phone number to access the Athletics Website __________ www.nmstatesports.com call. Press Conference Select players will be available for questions during the 11 Important Phone Numbers Press Conference a.m. press conference on Tuesdays. Athletic Department _______________ 575-646-4126 Coach Martin will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. on Football Office __________________ 575-646-2521 Tuesdays in the Hall of Legends. Post Practice Athletic Media Relations _____________ 575-646-3269 Players will be available upon request after practice on Ticket Office ____________________ 575-646-1420 Practices Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Wendesday will be the final day Equipment _____________________ 575-646-6140 Members of the media may request an interview with coach for player availability until the post-game press conference. Athletic Training __________________ 575-646-1526 Martin following practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Strength and Conditioning ___________ 575-646-5137 Thursdays. No interviews will be granted on Monday, with the Post Game exception of the SBC Teleconference. Players will be available upon request for post-game Marketing _____________________ 575-646-2569 interviews following a 10-minute cooling off period. Please Football Video ___________________ 474-646-7713 Post Game make requests to Cari Gold by the 8-minute mark in the fourth Aggie Sports Network ______________ 575-646-5347 Coach Martin will be available for interviews after a quarter. Post-game press conferences following home games Aggie Athletic Club ________________ 575-646-2569 10-minute cooling off period at the conclusion of each game. will be in the meeting room at the north end zone. Press Box Phone __________________ 575-646-2700 Post game press conferences following home games will be in the meeting room at the north end zone. NM State Football on Social Media Twitter.com/NMStateFootball Instagram.com/NMStateFootball collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game NM State on Social Media notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, Facebook.com/NMStateAggies logos and more for each conference and its member Twitter.com/NMStateAggies schools. Login information will be distributed to accred- Instagram.com/NMStateAggies ited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. @NMStateFootball • #AggieUp DOUG MARTIN FOURTH SEASON Doug Martin begins his fourth season at the helm of the NM State history. The Aggies faced five teams that had participated in a bowl football program in 2016. game the previous season while also playing two teams ranked in the top 15 in the nation. Martin was officially announced as the Aggies’ 34th head football coach on Feb. 1, 2013, after the departure of former head coach NM State kicked off the 2013 season with a trip to Austin, Texas, to DeWayne Walker to the NFL.