2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2017 New Mexico State Aggies football
Arizona Bowl champions
Arizona Bowl, W 26–20 OT vs. Utah State
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017 record	7–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Doug Martin (5th season)
Associate head coach	Oliver Soukup (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (2nd season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 30,343)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy +		7	–	1					11	–	2
Appalachian State +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Arkansas State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Georgia State		5	–	3					7	–	5
New Mexico State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	8
Coastal Carolina *		2	–	6					3	–	9
Georgia Southern		2	–	6					2	–	10
Texas State		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2017 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 fifth–year head coach Doug Martin. The Aggies finished the season 6–6 and 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl.

Previous season[]

The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–9 and 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Schedule[]

New Mexico State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Idaho, South Alabama, and Troy, and traveled to Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Texas State.

The Aggies hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, UTEP from Conference USA, and traveled to Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference, Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:30 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 31–37	46,596
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at New Mexico*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	Stadium	W 30–28	32,427
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 24–27	15,446
September 23	6:00 p.m.	UTEP*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	ESPN3	W 41–14	17,546
September 30	10:00 a.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 24–42	70,727
October 7	1:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	L 31–45	22,787
October 14	4:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 35–27	16,278
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ALT	L 21–37	10,041
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 45–35	12,012
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 34–47	16,048
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Idaho	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 17–10	21,894
December 2	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 22–17	26,268
December 29	3:30 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	CBSSN	W 26–20 OT	39,132
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries[]

at Arizona State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	13	0	18	31
Sun Devils	14	0	16	7	37

at New Mexico[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	13	10	7	0	30
Lobos	2	3	0	23	28

Troy[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	13	0	14	0	27
Aggies	3	0	13	8	24

UTEP[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	0	0	7	14
Aggies	7	14	13	7	41

at Arkansas[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	10	7	7	24
Razorbacks	14	14	7	7	42

at Appalachian State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	3	14	31
Mountaineers	3	14	0	28	45

at Georgia Southern[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	7	0	14	35
Eagles	14	10	3	0	27

Arkansas State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	0	10	20	37
Aggies	0	14	0	7	21

at Texas State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	14	14	45
Bobcats	14	7	7	7	35

at Louisiana–Lafayette[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	14	3	34
Ragin' Cajuns	14	17	3	13	47

Idaho[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	0	7	3	0	10
Aggies	14	0	0	3	17

South Alabama[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	0	10	17
Aggies	0	13	0	9	22

vs. Utah State–Arizona Bowl[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
NMSU Aggies	10	3	0	7	6	26
USU Aggies	7	6	0	7	0	20

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