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 GAME at #23 Washington State Aug. 31, 2019 • 8 p.m. 5 L, 58-7 ALL-TIME RESULTS at #2 Alabama Saturday’s game is the 19th meeting Sept. 7, 2019 • 2 p.m. Fresno State Bulldogs between the Aggies and Bulldogs. NM State Aggies L, 62-10 Head Coach................................Jeff Tedford Head Coach................................Doug Martin Career Record (Yrs) ..................105-65 (14th) 2019 NUMBERS TO KNOW (RK) Career Record (Yrs) ..................49-110 (12th) San Diego State Record at UNM (Yrs) ..................... 23-8 (3rd) 1-2 .................Overall Record ................. 0-4 Record at NM State (Yrs) ............20-57 (7th) Sept. 14, 2019 • 6 p.m. 2019 STAT LEADERS (66) 30.7 .......Scoring Offense ..... 19.8 (115) 2019 STAT LEADERS L, 31-10 RUSHING | #20 Ronnie Rivers (T88) 29.7 .....Scoring Defense .... 51.5 (129) RUSHING | #1 Jason Huntley 40-166, 4.2 ypr, 1 TD, 55.3 ypg (88) 140.7 .....Rushing Offense..... 95.3 (125) 32-218, 6.8 ypr, 1 TD, 54.5 ypg at New Mexico PASSING | #11 Jorge Reyna (T36) 111.0 .. Rushing Defense .. 238.3 (122) PASSING | #14 Josh Adkins Sept. 21, 2019 • 2:30 p.m. 69-113-3, 856 yds, 7 TD, 285.3 ypg (33) 285.3 .....Passing Offense ..... 254.0 (59) 103-160-6, 1000 yards, 5 TD, 250.0 ypg L, 55-52 RECEIVING | #7 Derrion Grim RECEIVING | #13 Tony Nicholson 9-182, 20.2 ypc, 2 TD, 60.7 ypg (86) 246.3 .......Passing Defense ....315.8 (124) 23-223, 9.7 ypc, 2 TD, 55.8 ypg Fresno State DEFENSE | #29 Justin Price (61) 426.0 ........Total Offense ..... 349.3 (109) DEFENSE | #19 Austin Perkins Sept. 28, 2019 • 6 p.m. 27 tackles (14 solo), 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 1.0 INT (58) 357.3 .......Total Defense ..... 554.0 (129) 23.5 tackles (14 solo), 2 INT FloFootball Liberty AGGIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Oct. 5, 2019 • 6 p.m. THE HOMESTAND BEGINS HONORING AGGIE FOOTBALL LEGENDS FloFootball After spending three of the first four NM State Athletics is set to at Central Michigan weeks of the year on the road, the Aggies induct six new members into Oct. 12, 2019 • 1 p.m. are home for their next two contests. the Football Ring of Honor TBD NM State begins the homestand against during Saturday’s contest. at Georgia Southern Fresno State, squaring off with the Oct. 26, 2019 • TBD Bulldogs at 6 p.m. (MT) Saturday, Sept. The 2019 class includes Danny Villanueva TBD 28, inside the friendly confines of Aggie (1958-59), Bob Gaiters (1959-60), Preacher Memorial Stadium. Pilot (1961-63), Roy Gerela (1966-68), Joe at Ole Miss Pisarcik (1971-73) and Duriel Harris (1972- Nov. 9, 2019 • TBD The contest will be broadcast on 75). TBD FloFootball with Adam Young (play-by- UIW play) and Danny Knee (analyst) on the call. All six Aggie legends will be honored Nov. 16, 2019 • 2 p.m. Fans can also watch the game via FOX during halftime of the game. In addition, FloFootball Sports Arizona Plus and FOX Sports Go. there will be a luncheon for the inductees UTEP and football alums Friday, Sept. 27, in the Nov. 23, 2019 • 2 p.m. REKINDLING AN OLD FLAME Danny Villanueva Victory Club on the third FloFootball NM State and Fresno State meet again floor of the Stan Fulton Athletic Center, Saturday for the first time since 2011. The as well as a football alumni social at the at Liberty series between them dates back to 1972, Bosque Brewery Tap House beginning at Nov. 30, 2019 • 2 p.m. when Fresno State made the trip to Las 5 p.m. ESPN+ Cruces for the first time and left victorious. All Times Mountain The Ring of Honor is designed to All Times Subject to Change All HOME games listed in BOLD The Aggies defeated the Bulldogs in the immortalize former Aggie football most recent matchup, however. NM State, players, coaches or administrators who led by Taveon Rogers’ school-record 412 have played a significant role in the GAMEDAY INFORMATION all-purpose yards, won 48-45 in the 2011 development of the heritage, traditions Date ................................................ September 28, 2019 contest inside Aggie Memorial Stadium. and legacies of NM State football. Kickoff Time................................................. 6 p.m. (MT) Location ............................................. Las Cruces, N.M. ON THE SIDELINE Venue ....................................Aggie Memorial Stadium Capacity................................................................. 30,343 Surface ......................................................Artificial Turf Television..............FloFootball & FOX Sports Arizona Play-by-Play ............................................. Adam Young Analyst ........................................................ Danny Knee Sideline Reporter..................................................... N/A Doug Martin Oliver Soukup Frank Spaziani Cory Martin Matt Christian Chili Davis John Mumford Ronnie Pentz Head Coach / Assistant HC / Def. Coordinator Wide Receivers / Running Backs / Inside Receivers / Defensive Line Special Teams Radio ......................................... Aggie Sports Network Off. Coordinator Linebackers Recruiting Coord. Co-Special Assistant Special Coordinator Play-by-Play ................................................Jack Nixon Teams Teams Coord. Analyst .......................................................... Cory Lucas ON THE SIDELINE 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 Adam Richman Matt Passwaters Brian Bell Chase Holbrook Josh Bermann Brandon Perkins Brock Sherman Live Stats .........................nmstate.statbroadcast.com OL / Run Game Graduate Assistant Secondary Quarterbacks Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Coordinator (Offense) (Offense) (Defense) (Defense) 1 NM STATE vs FRESNO STATE - GAME 5 @NMStateFootball | NMStateSports.com FRESNO STATE GAME WEEK 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Press Conference Practice Practice Walk Through Gameday 11 a.m. | Hall of Legends 3-5 p.m. 3-5 p.m. NM State vs Practice Fresno State 3-5 p.m. 6 p.m. (MT) Interviews Interviews Interviews No Player FOX Sports Arizona Upon Request Upon Request Upon Request Interviews No Interviews No Interviews FloFootball COACH TO CURE MD ALL ABOUT THE AGGIES SERIES CAPSULE When the NM State NM State enters Saturday’s contest seeking Text “CURE” to coaches roam the its first win of the season. The Aggies vs. Fresno State 5-0-1-5-0-1 to donate $25 sidelines Saturday, scored a season-high 52 points in the Overall: 1-17 | Home: 1-11 | Away: 0-6 they will don patches setback at New Mexico last weekend. A one-time $25 donation is charged to your wireless bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Donations collected by the MGF. For info call 866-720-3350 or go to mGive.com/A. Standard rates may apply. Text STOP to 501501 to cancel; HELP to 501501 for help. with the Coach To Date Location Score W/L Cure MD insignia to show their support for QB1 11/12/11 Las Cruces 48-45 W Coach To Cure MD and the fight against NM State redshirt sophomore quarterback 10/16/10 Fresno 33-10 L Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Josh Adkins delivered the best performance of his young career at New Mexico. 10/24/09 Las Cruces 34-3 L The goal of Coach to Cure MD is to 11/15/08 Fresno 24-17 L raise awareness of Duchenne muscular The signal caller accounted for six total 11/30/07 Las Cruces 30-23 L dystrophy, generate new financial support touchdowns, becoming only one of three 11/11/06 Fresno 23-18 L for Duchenne research and demonstrate FBS quarterbacks to record three passing 10/8/05 Las Cruces 37-7 L coaches’ commitment to the betterment of touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns 10/19/91 Las Cruces 42-28 L young men and the core academic research in a single game this season (Oklahoma’s 9/22/90 Fresno 42-3 L missions of their universities. Jalen Hurts, Iowa State’s Brock Purdy). 11/11/89 Las Cruces 45-5 L 9/17/88 Fresno 41-0 L SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS Adkins is also the first Aggie to rush 11/21/87 Las Cruces 34-10 L Fresno State enters Saturday’s game with a for three touchdowns in a game since 1-2 overall record, coming off of a 34-20 win RB Christian Gibson did so at Louisiana 10/11/86 Fresno 17-14 L over FCS program Sacramento State. (10/13/18). Adkins is the first NM State 10/19/85 Las Cruces 48-21 L quarterback to rush for at least two scores 9/29/84 Las Cruces 53-24 L Saturday’s game marks the first time this since Tyler Rogers did so at Kentucky 11/13/76 Las Cruces 44-0 L season that the Bulldogs will travel by air (9/17/16). 10/5/74 Las Cruces 9-7 L and leave the state of California. Fresno 9/23/72 Las Cruces 49-17 L State opened the year at USC before hosting The success is nothing new for the Spring Minnesota and Sacramento State. Branch, Texas, native, who was named to MEDIA INFORMATION the Wuerffel Trophy watch list entering 2019. The Bulldogs are 8-5 against teams outside Interviews with all NM State players and the Mountain West and have suffered just The Wuerffel Trophy, recognized as coaches must be arranged through the NM eight losses in their last 31 games under Jeff “College Football’s Premier Award for State Media Relations Department. Contact Tedford. The third-year head coach, who Community Service,” is presented each Oliver Grigg, Assistant Director of Media inherited a program on the heels of a 1-11 February.