American college football season
The 2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico and competed in the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by fourth–year head coach Doug Martin . Tyler Rogers was the team's quarterback.
Preseason [ ] In 2015 , New Mexico State compiled a 3–9 record (3–5 in conference play) during the regular season, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the fifty-fifth consecutive season.
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]
Recruiting [ ] Position key [ ] Recruits [ ] 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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:
Schedule [ ] 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 * Aggie Vision/ESPN3 W 32–3117,852 September 17 2:00 pm at Kentucky * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY 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 Aggie Vision/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 Aggie Vision/ESPN3 W 50–106,280 November 26 2:00 pm Appalachian State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Aggie Vision/ESPN3 L 7–375,366 December 3 11:00 am at South Alabama ESPN3 L 28–3514,812 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time
Schedule Source: [7] Game summaries [ ] at UTEP [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
3
0
13
6
22
Miners
7
17
7
7
38
New Mexico [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lobos
14
3
7
7
31
Aggies
3
12
7
10
32
at Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
21
14
7
0
42
Wildcats
14
21
14
13
62
at Troy [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
0
6
0
6
Trojans
7
24
14
7
52
Louisiana–Lafayette [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Ragin' Cajuns
7
6
8
3 7 0
31
Aggies
7
14
0
3 7 6
37
at Idaho [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
13
3
0
7
23
Vandals
7
20
21
7
55
Georgia Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
3
3
13
22
Aggies
0
9
3
7
19
at Texas A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
NMSU Aggies
0
3
0
7
10
#9 TXAM Aggies
14
10
21
7
52
at Arkansas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
3
3
9
7
22
Red Wolves
13
14
14
0
41
Texas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
0
3
7
10
Aggies
28
10
3
9
50
Appalachian State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountaineers
17
3
10
7
37
Aggies
0
7
0
0
7
at South Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
7
7
14
28
Jaguars
7
0
7
21
35
Roster [ ] References [ ]
Venues
Miller Field (1893–1932)Quesenberry Field (1933–1949)Memorial Stadium (1950–1977)Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–2019 and 2021–present)Sun Bowl (2021) Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
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