Athletic Media Relations Contact: Chris Kennedy 2017 NM State football O: (575) 646-3269 | C: (617) 833-9484 1815 Wells Street, Stan Fulton Center | Las Cruces, NM | 88003 | @NMStateFootball | Facebook.com/NMSUAthletics | www.NMStateSports.com [email protected] 2017 Schedule SBC DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (MT) GAME 6-6, 4-4 AUGUST (0-1, 0-0 SBC) 6-6, 4-4 VS 31 at Arizona State Pac-12 Network L, 37-31 MWC SEPTEMBER (2-2, 0-1 SBC) 9 at New Mexico Stadium FB Live W, 30-28 16 Troy* AggieVision L, 27-24 372..................Scoring Offense ............... 355 Utah State Aggies 324 ................Scoring Defense ...............366 NM State Aggies 23 UTEP ESPN3 W, 41-14 2,041 .............. Rushing Offense ...............1,214 30 at Arkansas SEC Network L, 42-24 13 Head Coach.................................... Matt Wells Head Coach.................................Doug Martin ® 2,639.............Rushing Defense ..............1,977 Career Record (Yrs.) .....................34-31 (5) Career Record (Yrs.) ..................45-96 (10) OCTOBER (1-2, 1-2 SBC) AN NM STATE WIN WOULD... 2,684 ..............Passing Offense ............. 4,231 7 at Appalachian State* ESPN3 L, 45-31 Record at Utah State (Yrs.) ............34-31 (5) 2,181 ...............Passing Defense ............2,793 Record at NM State (Yrs.) ............16-44 (5) 14 at Georgia Southern* ESPN3 W, 35-27 - Mark the team's first bowl win 2017 STAT LEADERS 4,725 ................Total Offense ...............5,445 2017 STAT LEADERS 28 Arkansas State* AggieVision L, 37-21 since 1960. RUSHING | #21 LaJuan Hunt 4,820 ................Total Defense ................4,770 RUSHING | #3 Larry Rose III NOVEMBER (2-1, 2-1 SBC) - End a three-game win streak for 149-695, 4.7 ypr, 10 TD, 57.9 ypg ALL-TIME RESULTS 171-807, 4.7 ypr, 9 TD, 73.4 ypg 4 at Texas State* ESPN3 W, 45-35 Utah State over NM State. PASSING | #2 Kent Myers PASSING | #17 Tyler Rogers 18 at Louisiana* ESPN3 L, 47-34 • NM State trails Utah State - Give the team its first winning 124-197-7, 1,278 yards, 8 TD, 127.8 ypg 319-512-16, 3,825 yds, 26 TD, 347.7 ypg 25 Idaho* ESPN3 W, 17-10 30-7 all-time. season since 2002. DECEMBER (1-0, 1-0 SBC) RECEIVING | #1 Ron'quavion Tarver • Last bowl appearance for NM RECEIVING | #16 Jaleel Scott - Make the Aggies 3-0-1 all-time in 3 South Alabama* AggieVision W, 22-17 40-472, 7 TD, 11.8 ypc, 39.3 ypg State saw them take down Utah 73-1,042, 8 TD, 14.3 ypc, 86.8 ypg bowl games. 29 Utah State^ CBS Sports Network 3:30 p.m. DEFENSE | #42 Suli Tamaivena State 20-13 in 1960 Sun Bowl. DEFENSE | #31 Dalton Herrington 109 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3.0 Sacks, 2 FR 125 Tackles, 15.0 TFLs, 5.5 Sacks, 1 INT All Times Subject to Change *Denotes SBC Game AGGIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ^Denotes NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl KICKOFF Affiliates: GAMEDAY INFORMATION Date..................................................................................Dec. 29, 2017 The New Mexico State football team concludes Alamagordo - 103.7 FM KNMZ Kickoff Time ................................................................. 3:36 p.m. MT its historic season with a 57-year rematch in the Albuquerque - 1150 AM KNMM Location .......................................................................... Tucson, Ariz. Venue ........................................................................ Arizona Stadium making against Utah State at the NOVA Home Loans Carlsbad - 1240 AM KAMQ Capacity ....................................................................................55,675 Arizona Bowl on Dec. 29 at 3:30 p.m. MT in Tucson, El Paso - 1380 AM KHEY Surface ..................................................................................Field Turf Television.........................................................CBS Sports Network Ariz. at Arizona Stadium. Gallup - 1230 AM, 94.9 FM KYVA Play-by-Play .......................................................................Dave Ryan Las Vegas - 107.1 FM KMDS Analyst ........................................................................Corey Chavous Sideline Reporter .................................................... Melanie Collins WHERE TO WATCH Radio ...............................................................Aggie Sports Network The NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl can be watched STAY CONNECTED Play-by-Play .....................................................................Jack Nixon Analyst ...............................................................................Cory Lucas on the CBS Sports Network. Dave Ryan handles Get up to the minute information and news about Flagship Station ........................................ 99.5 FM KXPZ (TuneIn) the play-by-play with Corey Chavous set to be the the NM State football team all season on Twitter Affiliates .............................................. Alamagordo 103.7 FM KNMZ analyst and Melanie Collins serves as the sideline by following @NMStateFootball, on Instagram by ................................................................Albuquerque 1150 AM KNMM .......................................................................Carlsbad 1240 AM KAMQ reporter. following @NMStateFB and through Facebook.com/ ..........................................................................El Paso 1380 AM KHEY NMSUAthletics. ............................................................Gallup 1230 AM, 94.9 FM KYVA .....................................................................Las Vegas 107.1 FM KMDS LISTEN UP! Live Stats ...........................................nmstate.statbroadcast.com Fans can also listen in to the game on the Aggie LOOKING AT UTAH STATE 2017 SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Sports Network with NM State Athletics/US Bank Utah State is 6-6 on the season and finished tied for W L W L Hall of Famer Jack Nixon on the call and Cory Lucas fourth place in the Mountain Division of the Mountain Troy 7 1 .875 10 2 .833 W6 Appalachian State 7 1 .875 8 4 .667 W3 as the analyst. The broadcast can be heard on the West with a 4-4 record after concluding its regular Arkansas State 6 2 .750 7 4 .636 L1 Georgia State 5 3 .625 6 5 .545 L2 flagship station, 99.5 FM KXPZ or with the TuneIn season with a 38-35 loss at Air Force on Nov. 25. New Mexico State 4 4 .500 6 6 .500 W2 app. Louisiana 4 4 .500 5 7 .417 L2 ULM 4 4 .500 4 8 .333 L3 Offensively, USU is led by quarterback Jordan Idaho 3 5 .375 4 8 .333 W1 South Alabama 3 5 .375 4 8 .333 L2 Love, who is 104-of-191 (.545) passing for 1,377 Coastal Carolina 2 6 .250 3 9 .250 W2 yards (125.2 ypg) with eight touchdowns and six Georgia Southern 2 6 .250 2 10 .167 L1 Texas State 1 7 .125 2 10 .167 L4 ON THE SIDELINES STAY CONNECTED WITH THE AGGIES ON... 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UTAH STATE - GAME 13 UTAH STATE Game Week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Travel Day 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 9-10 a.m. - Practice Game Day Practice NM State vs. Utah State No Interviews No Interviews Interviews Interviews No Interviews 3:30 p.m. MT No Interviews Upon Request Upon Request CBS Sports Network interceptions. Running back LaJuan Hunt leads the Seven yards out, Rogers surveyed his options rolling ALL-TIME VS. UTAH STATE team in rushing with 695 yards on 149 carries (4.7 out of the pocket and found Cramer in the back of Date Location Score W/L ypc/57.9 ypg) with 10 touchdowns, and wide receiver the end zone for six. The Aggie defense then stifled 12/31/60 El Paso, Texas 20-13 W 11/16/63 Las Cruces, N.M. 7-6 L Ron’quavion Tarver has 40 receptions for 472 yards