NM State 2016 Football Game 5 Notes Oct. 1, 2016 Game 5: NM State vs. UL Lafayette 6 p.m. MT • ESPN3 Las Cruces, N.M. NM State UL Lafayette Aggie Memorial Stadium 2016 Record: 1-3, 0-1 SBC 2016 Record: 2-2, 1-0 SBC Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Sun Belt Last Game: Troy (L, 52-6), Sept. 24, 2016 Last Game: Tulane (L, 41-39 (4OT)), Sept. 24, 2016 2016 Schedule Head Coach: Doug Martin (Kentucky, ‘85) Head Coach: Mark Hudspeth DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (MT)/RESULT Career Record (years): 37-85 (10) Career Record (years): 86-47 (12) SEPTEMBER (1-3, 0-1 SBC) NM State Record (years): 8-32 (4) UL Lafayette Record (years): 20-26 (6) 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 L, 52-6 Next Up OCTOBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) The NM State football team will return to Aggie Memorial Stadium for a homecoming matchup with Sun Belt opponent UL Lafayette on 1 UL Lafayette ESPN3 6 p.m. Saturday at 6 p.m. MT on ESPN 3. The Aggies are 1-3 on the season and 0-1 in league play after falling to Troy last Saturday night in Veterans Memorial Stadium. The 15 at Idaho TBA TBA squad amassed 539 yards of total offense with 445 yards in the air. NM State had two fourth down conversions on its first drive of the 22 Georgia Southern AggieVision 6 p.m. game and finished the contest 3-of-4 on fourth down conversions. 29 at Texas A&M TBA TBA Tyler Rogers led the Aggies offensively with 29 completions on 54 attempts. In all, Rogers tied a career-high with 445 yards and one touchdown in the air. In the third quarter, Rogers connected with Izaiah Lottie in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown. Rogers also NOVEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) had in 25 rushing yards, while Larry Rose III amassed 56 rushing yards in his 2016 debut. 12 at Arkansas State TBA TBA Defensively, NM State is led by Rodney Butler with 57 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble. Terrill Hanks has 40 tackles 19 Texas State TBA 2 p.m. with a team-high 5.0 tackles for loss, one interception and two forced fumbles. After capturing a 37-34 victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns on Nov. 21, 2015, NM State holds a 4-6 all-time record against next Saturday’s 26 Appalachian State TBA 2 p.m. opponent. During that game, Rose III used 191 rushing yards to break the all-time single season rushing record for the Aggies. Andrew DECEMBER (0-0, 0-0 SBC) Allen led the team with 243 passing yards and four touchdowns on 13-of-31 passes just hours after holding a memorial service for his 3 at South Alabama TBA TBA father, a sheriff who was killed in the line of duty. UL Lafayette is 2-2 this season after falling 41-39 to Tulane in a four-overtime contest last Saturday night in New Orleans. Quarterback NM State Coaches Anthony Jennings led the Cajuns offensively with 240 passing yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-39 completions. Elijah McGuire On the sideline amassed 89 rushing yards with two touchdowns and 48 passing yards and a score. McGuire chipped in a one-yard touchdown in the Doug Martin ....................... Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs fourth quarter to knot the game at 16-16 and force overtime. McGuire has amassed 497 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 94 attempts this season. Jennings leads the team with 852 passing Frank Spaziani ...............................................Defensive Coordinator yards and seven touchdowns. The quarterback has completed 73 passes with four interceptions on 118 attempts. Defensively, Travis Zane Vance ........Assist. Head Coach/DEs/Special Teams Coordinator Crawford and Tre’maine Lightfoot both have 35 tackles, while Otha Peters has amassed 30 tackles. Cory Martin ...............................................Wide Receivers (outside) 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 Tyler Rogers Tyler Rogers OJ Clark Tyrian Taylor On the Air 1,102 yds (83-163, 5 TD) 179 yds (48 att., 3 TD) 18 rec. (155 yds, 0 TD) 341 yds ESPN3 Play-by-play: Drew Fellios Color: Forrest Conoly 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 Forced Fumbles Alamogordo KNMZ 103.7 FM Parker Davidson Rodney Butler Terrill Hanks Terrill Hanks Carlsbad KAMQ 1240 AM 24 points (5 FGs, 9 PATs) 57 (23 solo, 34 assisted) 5.0 for 18 yds (0 sacks) 2 Gallup KYVA 1230 AM, 94.9 FM Las Vegas KMDS 107.1 FM @NMStateFootball • #AggieUp 1 UL Lafayette Week 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 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. Contact SBC for dial-in Legends UL Lafayette information Practice 6 p.m. MT • ESPN3 3-5 p.m. Coach Interviews Post Game No Interviews Interviews Interviews Upon Request Coach Martin, players Upon Request Upon Request available for interviews 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.