New Mexico A&M Aggies football
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| First season | 1894 | ||
| Head coach |
Doug Martin 5th season, 13–42 (.236) |
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| Other staff | Frank Spaziani (DC) | ||
| Stadium | Aggie Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 30,343) |
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| Field surface | artificial turf | ||
| Location | Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference | ||
| Past conferences |
Border Conference (1931–1961) Missouri Valley Conference (1971–1982) Big West Conference (1983–2000) Sun Belt Conference (2001–2004) Western Athletic Conference (2005–2012) |
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| All-time record | 421–617–30 (.408) | ||
| Bowl record | 2–0–1 (.833) | ||
| Conference titles | 4 (1938, 1960, 1976, 1978) | ||
| Colors | Crimson and White |
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| Marching band | The “PRIDE” of New Mexico | ||
| Rivalries |
New Mexico Lobos (Rio Grande rivalry) UTEP Miners (Battle of I-10) |
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| Website | www.NMStateSports.com | ||
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Although New Mexico State remains a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for other sports, the WAC ceased to offer football as a sport after the 2012 season due to a realignment in which most of its football-playing members left for other conferences.
On September 12, 2012, New Mexico State announced that it would stay in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and become an independent. New Mexico State returned to the Sun Belt Conference (of which it was formerly a full member) for football only in 2014; however, on March 1, 2016, the Sun Belt Conference announced via teleconference that New Mexico State's football associate membership would not be renewed following the 2017 FBS season.
Despite some impressive single game wins and individual player stats, the Aggies have struggled as a team on the field. The program had not appeared in a bowl game since 1960. This is the longest period of any FBS team without a bowl appearance.
One of New Mexico State's earliest football games was the first match-up against in-state rival New Mexico on January 1, 1894. From 1914 to 1916, Clarence Russell served as head football coach of the Aggies, compiling a 7–2–6 record.Dutch Bergman served as head coach from 1920 to 1922, compiling a record of 12–1–5.R. R. Brown served as the head football coach of the Aggies from 1923 to 1925. He led the 1923 team to an undefeated 9–0 record, including victories over Hardin–Simmons, and rival teams New Mexico, and UTEP.Jerry Hines began coaching the Aggies in 1929, and was also coach of the men's basketball team. Hines’ teams competed well in the new Border Conference. Between 1934 and 1938, the football record was 31–10–6, and the team was invited to the first Sun Bowl in 1936 where they tied the powerful Hardin-Simmons Cowboys 14–14. Hines' coaching career ended with his induction into military service during World War II.
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