NM State 2016 Football Game 4 Notes Sept. 24, 2016 Game 4: NM State vs. Troy 5 p.m. MT • ESPN3 Troy, Ala. NM State Troy Veteran's Memorial 2016 Record: 1-2, 0-0 SBC 2016 Record: 2-1, 0-0 SBC Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Sun Belt Last Game: Kentucky (L, 62-42), Sept. 17, 2016 Last Game: Southern Miss (W, 437-31), Sept. 17, 2016 2016 Schedule Head Coach: Doug Martin (Kentucky, ‘85) Head Coach: Neal Brown DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (MT)/RESULT Career Record (years): 37-84 (10) Career Record (years): 6-9 (2) SEPTEMBER (1-2, 0-0 SBC) NM State Record (years): 8-31 (4) Troy Record (years): 6-9 (2) 3 at UTEP BeIN Sports L, 38-22 10 New Mexico AggieVision W, 32-31 17 at Kentucky SEC Alternate Network L, 62-42 24 at Troy ESPN3 5 p.m. Next Up OCTOBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) Following three non-conference games to open the 2016 season, the NM State football team is prepared to open league play at Troy on 1 UL Lafayette TBA 6 p.m. Saturday in a 5 p.m. MT kickoff on ESPN3. After a 32-31 victory over Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico, the Aggies traveled to Lexington, Ky. where they squared off with the Wild- 15 at Idaho TBA TBA cats. NM State led four times and never trailed through the first half as they entered the locker room knotted at 35-35. On Kentucky’s 22 Georgia Southern AggieVision 6 p.m. first drive of the game, Jaden Wright stepped in front of a Drew Barker pass for his first interception of the season. The Aggies scored 29 at Texas A&M TBA TBA two plays later to take the lead. Overall, the Aggies forced three turnovers with one interception and two fumble recoveries. Tyler Rogers led the NM State offensively as he completed 16-of-33 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Rogers also amassed a NOVEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) career-high 70 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Xavier Hall led the rushing efforts as he collected 94 rushing yards on 12 at Arkansas State TBA TBA 18 carries. Wide Receiver Tyrian Taylor scored two touchdowns with one passing and one rushing. 19 Texas State TBA 2 p.m. NM State holds a 1-2 record with next Saturday’s opponent Troy. The teams first met in 2004 during the Aggies first Sun Belt conference stint and squared off again 10 years later in 2014. Last season, Troy traveled to Las Cruces and captured a 52-7 victory on October 24. 26 Appalachian State TBA 2 p.m. The Trojans are currently 2-1 on the season after stunning Southern Miss 37-31 in Hattiesburg, Miss. last Saturday night. After falling DECEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) behind by a touchdown against Southern Miss., the Trojans took the lead and never looked back en route to victory. Troy is led by quar- 3 at South Alabama TBA TBA terback Brandon Silvers who has completed 54-of-96 passes for 585 yards and seven touchdowns through three games. Silvers threw for three touchdowns against Southern Miss. and two touchdowns against Clemson. Jordan Chunn leads the Trojan rushing efforts with NM State Coaches 381 yards and two touchdowns on 64 carries. He racked up 176 yards and a touchdown against the Golden Eagles on Saturday. On the sideline Doug Martin ....................... Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Statistical Leaders Frank Spaziani ...............................................Defensive Coordinator Zane Vance ........Assist. Head Coach/DEs/Special Teams Coordinator Cory Martin ...............................................Wide Receivers (outside) Andy Richman ............Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Oliver Soukup ................................................................Linebackers Matt Christian ..........................................................Running Backs Spiffy Evans ........................................................Graduate Assistant Passing Rushing Receptions All-Purpose Tyler Rogers Xavier Hall OJ Clark Royce Caldwell In the booth 657 yds (54-109, 4 TD) 163 yds (35 att., 1 TD) 13 rec. (103 yds, 0 TD) 221 yds Kerry Locklin ........................................................ Defensive Tackles Brian Bell ............................................................................Safeties Kevin McKeethan ........WRs (inside)/Pass Game Coord./Recruiting Coord. Kai Brown...........................................................Graduate Assistant CJ Jones ..............................................................Graduate Assistant Garrett Anderson................................................Graduate Assistant On the Air ESPN3 Play-by-play: Scoring Tackles Tackles for Loss Fumble Recovery Color: Parker Davidson Rodney Butler Terrill Hanks DeMarcus Owens Sideline: 24 points (5 FGs, 9 PATs) 51 (18 solo, 33 assisted) 5.0 for 18 yds (0 sacks) 1 (50 return yds, 1 TD) Aggie Sports Network: Flagship Station KXPZ 99.5 FM Play-by-play: Jack Nixon Color: Preston Williams This week the NM State and Troy coaching staffs will be wearing special arm patches in honor of the AFCA’s Coach to Cure MD Aggie Sports Network: Affiliates program. This is the ninth year coaches around the country Alamogordo KNMZ 103.7 FM join together to raise funding and awareness of Duchenne Carlsbad KAMQ 1240 AM muscular dystrophy. Fans are encouraged to donate by texting Gallup KYVA 1230 AM, 94.9 FM Las Vegas KMDS 107.1 FM “CURE” to 90999 or visiting www.CoachtoCureMD.org. @NMStateFootball • #AggieUp 1 Troy Week 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 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. Troy Contact SBC for dial-in Legends information 5 p.m. MT • ESPN3 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]. 2 @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.