Athletic Media Relations Contact: Andrew Stern O: 575-646-3269 | C: 914-589-9666 2021 NM STATE FOOTBALL E: [email protected] Stan Fulton Center, 1815 Wells Street | Las Cruces, NM 88003 | @NMStateFootbalL | @NMStatefb | FB.com/NMStateFootball | www.NMStateSports.com 2021 SCHEDULE GAME vs. UTEP (Battle for I-10) Aug. 28, 2021 • 7:30 p.m. 1 BallySports AZ/FloSports ALL-TIME RESULTS at San Diego State UTEP leads the all-time series 57-38-2, Sept. 4, 2021 • 8:30 p.m. UTEP but the Aggies have won three straight. NM State Aggies CBS Sports Network Head Coach................................. Dana Dimel Head Coach................................Doug Martin Career Record (Yrs) ....................35-66 (10th) 2019 NUMBERS TO KNOW (RK) Career Record (Yrs) ..................52-117 (16th) at New Mexico Record at UTEP (Yrs) ..................... 4-16 (3rd) 1-11 ...............Overall Record ............... 2-10 Record at NM State (Yrs) ............23-64 (9th) Sept. 11, 2021 • 5 p.m. 2020 STAT LEADERS 19.6 (119) .....Scoring Offense ..... 21.7 (108) 2020 STAT LEADERS Stadium RUSHING | #33 Deion Hankins 35.9 (119) .....Scoring Defense .... 41.0 (129) RUSHING | #9 Juwaun Price 121-592, 4.9 ypc., 9 TD, 84.6 ypg 77.7 (128) .....Rushing Offense..... 143.5 (89) 33-229, 5.9 ypc, 1 TD, 98.0 ypg South Carolina State PASSING | #12 Gavin Hardison 138.2 (96) .... Rushing Defense .. 259.2 (129) PASSING | #10 Jonah Johnson Sept. 18, 2021 • 6 p.m. 108-199, 1,419 yds, 5 TD, 202.7 ypg 36-60-3, 358 yds, 1 TD, 179.0 ypg 191.0 (104) ...Passing Offense ..217.6 (T-79) FloSports RECEIVING | #6 Jacob Cowing RECEIVING | #7 Terrell Warner 41-691, 3 TD, 16.9 ypc, 86.4 ypg 229.6 (70) .... Passing Defense .... 220.8 (55) 8-105, 3 TD, 13.1 ypc, 52.5 ypg Hawai’i (Homecoming) DEFENSE | #47 Stephen Forester 329.2 (116) ......Total Offense ..... 361.1 (102) DEFENSE | #80 Trevor Brohard Sept. 25, 2021 • 6 p.m. 62 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 1.0 sack 430.8 (95) .......Total Defense ..... 479.9 (126) 16 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 Sacks, 2 QBH FloSports at RV San Jose State Oct. 2, 2021 • TBA PICK SIX TBA at RV Nevada One of the most experienced linemen in the country, senior Sage Doxtater Oct. 9, 2021 • 8:30 p.m. returns for his fifth season with the Crimson and White. Doxtater has made CBS Sports Network 41 41apperances and earned 37 starts during his NM State career. at Hawai’i The Aggies host a contest at Aggie Memorial Stadium for the first time in 644 Oct. 23, 2021 • 9 p.m. TBD days. NM State’s last home game was Nov. 23, 2019 against UTEP. The Aggies 644 pulled out a thrilling 44-35 victory. The Aggies failed to play a home game Utah State Nov. 6, 2021 • TBD during the 2020-21 season for the first time in program history. FloSports Las Lunas native O’Maury Samuels will FINALLY make his much anticipated at #1 Alabama NM State debut. Samuels was forced to sit out the 2019 season due to Nov. 13, 2021 • TBD 5 transfer rules, and missed the Aggies two spring games due to injury. TBD The Aggies welcomed 40 newcomers to Las Cruces this summer. In RV Kentucky Nov. 20, 2021 • TBD total, 14 different newcomers have cracked the opening two-deep led TBD 40 by transfers Dom Gincinto and Eli Johnson. Gincinto signed with the UMass Aggies from Missouri, while Johnson transferred from Ole Miss. Nov. 27, 2021 • TBD Redshirt freshman Juwaun Price is back for another season with the Aggies, FloSports and looks to build off his extremely successful 2021 spring campaign. In just All Times Mountain 9 two contests , Price ran for 196 yards and returned a kick for a touchdown. All Times Subject to Change All HOME games listed in BOLD NM State running back Alex Escobar has had quite the game week thus far. The Arizona native was named a team captain on Sunday and was awarded a GAMEDAY INFORMATION 21 full scholarship on Tuesday. Date ....................................................... August 28, 2021 Kickoff Time......................................................7:30 p.m. Location ............................................. Las Cruces, N.M. Venue ....................................Aggie Memorial Stadium ON THE SIDELINE Capacity................................................................. 30,343 Surface ............................................................ Field Turf Television........................... Bally Sports AZ/FloSports Play-by-Play ............................................. Adam Young Analyst ........................................................ Danny Knee Sideline Reporter............................Stephanie Shields Radio ......................................... Aggie Sports Network Doug Martin Oliver Soukup Frank Spaziani Cory Martin Matt Christian Kevin Maurice John Mumford Cory White Brian Bell Play-by-Play ................................................Jack Nixon Head Coach / Assistant HC / Def. Coordinator Wide Receivers / Running Backs / Inside Receivers / Defensive Line Offensive Line Secondary Analyst .......................................................... Cory Lucas Off. 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Eget also rushed for 26 After not facing off with either New Mexico yards including a 21-yard scamper. SERIES CAPSULE or UTEP during the COVID-19 impacted 2020- vs. UTEP 21 season, the Lobos and Miners return to The Aggies other three battles include the Overall: 38-57-2 | Home: 20-20-1 | Away: 18-37-1 the Aggies schedule in 2021. UNM and NM right-guard position that is down to either State didn’t meet in football for the first time Isaiah Mursalat or Carson Pharris, the since 1945, while the Aggies and Miners running back positon (O’Maury Samuels/ Date Location Score W/L didn’t face off for just the third time since Juwaun Price), and the strong safety 11/23/19 Home 44-35 W 1945, when World War II necessitated the position (Devlin Kirklin/Dalton Bowles). 10/22/18 Away 27-20 W cancellation of that season. NM State will hit I-25 on Sept. 11 for the matchup against STEELE LIKES THE AGGIES 9/23/17 Home 41-14 W UNM. Led by redshirt senior Sage Doxtater, the 9/3/16 Away 38-22 L Aggies placed five members of the 2021 Phil 9/17/15 Home 50-47 (OT) L OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN(S) Steele Preseason All-Independent team. 9/13/14 Away 42-24 L The 2021 NM State football team has Doxtater was joined on the first team by 9/14/13 Home 42-21 L selected Trevor Brohard, Sage Doxtater, running back/return man Juwaun Price, Alex Escobar and Donavan King as 2021 while Eli Johnson, O’Maury Samuels and 9/15/12 Away 41-28 L captains. Escobar was also put on full Trevor Brohard round out the Aggies five 9/17/11 Home 16-10 L scholarship on Tuesday afternoon. selections. 9/19/10 Away 42-10 L 9/19/09 Home 38-12 L NEW YEAR, NEW AGGIES SAGE ADVICE NM State welcomed 40 newcomers to Las Redshirt senior Sage Doxtater declined an 9/20/08 Away 34-33 W Cruces this summer. In total, 14 different opportunity to return to his native Canada 9/15/07 Home 29-24 W newcomers cracked the opening week and play for the Candian Football League, 9/30/06 Away 44-38 L two-deep, paced by Dom Gicinto and Eli and will instead return for his fifth season in 9/3/05 Home 34-17 L Johnson. Las Cruces. A projected Day Two selection 10/2/04 Away 45-0 L in the upcoming 2022 NFL Draft, Doxtater A transfer from Missouri, Gicinto arrives was selected by the Toronto Argonauts in 10/5/02 Home 49-14 W in Las Cruces after two seasons with the the second round of this years CFL Draft. 9/30/00 Away 41-31 L Tigers where he hauled in 19 passes for The Ontario native rounded out his busy 9/25/99 Away 54-23 L over 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns. offseason by getting married back in June. 9/26/98 Home 33-24 W Gicinto is listed as the starter at the Aggies “X” position is will also factor in the return BACK TO NORMAL? game. After seeing its entire 2020 slate canceled MEDIA INFORMATION due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies Interviews with all NM State players and Johnson is set to start at center for the played just two spring games against Aggies and boasts 16 career starts, Tarleton and Dixie State at the Sun Bowl in coaches must be arranged through the NM including all 12 for Ole Miss during the 2019 El Paso. The Aggies 12 game 2021 schedule State Media Relations Department. Contact season. includes seven road games (San Diego Andrew Stern, Assistant Director of Media State, UNM, San Jose State, Nevada, Relations, or Charlie Hurley, Assistant AD - “EITHER OR” Hawai’i, Alabama and Kentucky).