American college football season
The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Doug Martin , the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Sun Belt. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico .
Tyler Rogers was the team's starting quarterback .
New Mexico State had a coaching shake up prior to the season, when Martin hired defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani , whom Martin served as offensive coordinator for at Boston College in 2012.[ 1]
New Mexico State's recruiting class consisted of 23 recruits. New Mexico State's recruiting class was ranked 114th by Scout , 129th by 247Sports.com , not rated by Rivals and not rated by ESPN .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Josh Aganon WR Scottsdale, Arizona Mesa Community College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) -- Dec 16, 2015 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A Darius Anderson DT Fresno, Texas Hightower H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 301 lb (137 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A Drew Dan WR Muskogee, Oklahoma Checotah H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A Jefferson Hagen OL Moorpark, California Moorpark College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) -- Apr 6, 2016 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Bobby Hill DT Long Beach, California Orange Coast College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A Jason Huntley RB Arlington, Texas Martin H.S. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A Cameron Matthews QB Fort Worth, Texas Trinity Valley School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : N/A Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 114 Rivals : NR 247Sports : 129 ESPN : NR Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
New Mexico State Aggies announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Aggies will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State , Georgia Southern , Louisiana–Lafayette , and Texas State , and will travel to Arkansas State , Idaho , South Alabama , and Troy . New Mexico State will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Georgia State and Louisiana–Monroe .[ 6]
The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference , and will travel to three road games against UTEP from Conference USA (C–USA), and Kentucky and Texas A&M both from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 pm at UTEP * beIN L 22–3830,119 September 10 6:00 pm New Mexico * AV , ESPN3 W 32–3117,852 September 17 2:00 pm at Kentucky * SECN L 42–6249,669 September 24 4:00 pm at Troy ESPN3 L 6–5221,146 October 1 6:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 37–31 2OT 8,142 October 15 3:00 pm at Idaho ALT2 , ESPN3L 23–5510,278 October 22 6:00 pm Georgia Southern Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM AV, ESPN3 L 19–2210,085 October 29 5:30 pm at No. 9 Texas A&M * ESPNU L 10–5299,960 November 12 1:00 pm at Arkansas State ESPN3 L 22–4120,178 November 19 2:00 pm Texas State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM AV, ESPN3 W 50–106,280 November 26 2:00 pm Appalachian State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM AV, ESPN3 L 7–375,366 December 3 11:00 am at South Alabama ESPN3 L 28–3514,812
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1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 0 13 6 22 Miners 7 17 7 7 38
1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 14 3 7 7 31 Aggies 3 12 7 10 32
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 21 14 7 0 42 Wildcats 14 21 14 13 62
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 6 0 6 Trojans 7 24 14 7 52
[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 8 3 7 0 31 Aggies 7 14 0 3 7 6 37
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 13 3 0 7 23 Vandals 7 20 21 7 55
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 3 3 13 22 Aggies 0 9 3 7 19
1 2 3 4 Total NMSU Aggies 0 3 0 7 10 #9 TXAM Aggies 14 10 21 7 52
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 3 9 7 22 Red Wolves 13 14 14 0 41
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 3 7 10 Aggies 28 10 3 9 50
1 2 3 4 Total Mountaineers 17 3 10 7 37 Aggies 0 7 0 0 7
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 7 7 14 28 Jaguars 7 0 7 21 35
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