2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2019 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–10
Head coach	Doug Martin (7th season)
Associate head coach	Oliver Soukup (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (4th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium

2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Notre Dame			–						11	–	2
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						7	–	6
Army			–						5	–	8
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Doug Martin, the Aggies compiled a record of 2–10. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	L 7–58	27,228
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 10–62	100,710
September 14	6:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports, FSNAZ+	L 10–31	10,123
September 21	2:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	ATTSNRM	L 52–55	27,269
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports, FSNAZ+	L 17–30	8,872
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports, FSNAZ+	L 13–20	23,140
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 28–42	15,764
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 7–41	10,907
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 3–41	45,973
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports, FSNAZ+	W 41–28	25,804
November 23	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	FloSports, FSNAZ+	W 44–35	21,584
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 28–49	18,674
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

At No. 23 Washington State

See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

New Mexico State at Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 0 0 0 7 • No. 23 Cougars 14 21 13 10 58 Date: August 31 Location: Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Game start: 7:10 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 27,228 Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: W 5–10 MPH Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman, Chad Brown and Samantha Peszek

Scoring summary 1 09:21 WSU Rodrick Fisher 41–yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 7–0 1 06:25 NMSU Josh Adkins 3–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) TIE 7–7 1 05:11 WSU Dezmon Patmon 48–yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 14–7 2 11:07 WSU Easop Winston 19–yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 21–7 2 09:55 WSU Travell Harris 54–yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 28–7 2 01:23 WSU Max Borghi 12–yard run (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 35–7 3 11:56 WSU Travell Harris 20–yard pass from Anthony Gordon (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 42–7 3 08:38 WSU Blake Mazza 45–yard field goal WSU 45–7 3 06:12 WSU Blake Mazza 50–yard field goal WSU 48–7 4 14:13 WSU Renard Bell 9–yard pass from Gage Gubrud (Blake Mazza kick) WSU 55–7 4 12:18 WSU Blake Mazza 34–yard field goal WSU 58–7

Statistics	NMSU	WSU
First downs	18	28
Total yards	317	618
Rushing yards	96	111
Passing yards	221	507
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	25:19	34:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	28/42, 221 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	9 rushes, 57 yards
	Receiving	O. J. Clark	7 receptions, 47 yards
Washington State	Passing	Anthony Gordon	29/35, 420 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Max Borghi	10 rushes, 128 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dezmon Patmon	7 receptions, 103 yards, TD

At No. 2 Alabama

See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

New Mexico State at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 7 3 10 • No. 2 Crimson Tide 21 17 24 0 62 Date: September 7 Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 3:01 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 100,710 Game weather: Sunny and hot • Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Wind: WNW 7 MPH Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang

Scoring summary 1 14:47 ALA Henry Ruggs III 75–yard run (Will Reichard kick) ALA 7–0 1 09:08 ALA Jerry Jeudy 21–yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick) ALA 14–0 1 00:00 ALA Jerry Jeudy 23–yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick) ALA 21–0 2 10:08 ALA Henry Ruggs III 10–yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick) ALA 28–0 2 03:49 ALA Tua Tagovailoa 25–yard run (Will Reichard kick) ALA 35–0 2 01:04 ALA Will Reichard 48–yard field goal ALA 38–0 3 08:20 ALA Najee Harris 8–yard run (Will Reichard kick) ALA 45–0 3 05:59 NMSU Jason Huntley 4–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) ALA 45–7 3 03:19 ALA Jerry Jeudy 19–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick) ALA 52–7 3 01:40 ALA Will Reichard 49–yard field goal ALA 55–7 3 00:13 ALA Keilan Robinson 74–yard run (Will Reichard kick) ALA 62–7 4 10:00 NMSU Dylan Brown 43–yard field goal ALA 62–10

Statistics	NMSU	ALA
First downs	14	23
Total yards	262	603
Rushing yards	101	318
Passing yards	161	285
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	19/30, 145 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Josh Foley	7 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Tony Nicholson	2 receptions, 44 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tua Tagovailoa	16/24, 227 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Keilan Robinson	5 rushes, 80 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jerry Jeudy	8 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TD

San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Aztecs 7 10 7 7 31 Aggies 0 0 10 0 10 Date: September 14 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes Game attendance: 10,123 Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Scoring summary 1 10:18 SDSU Daniel Bellinger 2–yard pass from Ryan Agnew (Matt Araiza kick) SDSU 7–0 2 09:55 SDSU Jordan Byrd 1–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) SDSU 14–0 2 00:01 SDSU Matt Araiza 40–yard field goal SDSU 17–0 3 08:43 SDSU Jordan Byrd 7–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) SDSU 24–0 3 04:55 NMSU Robert Downs III 35–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) SDSU 24–7 3 00:23 NMSU Dylan Brown 46–yard field goal SDSU 24–10 4 11:11 SDSU Chance Bell 18–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) SDSU 31–10

Statistics	SDSU	NMSU
First downs	24	17
Total yards	397	329
Rushing yards	281	30
Passing yards	116	299
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	35:04	24:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Ryan Agnew	17/26, 116 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Byrd	22 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Kothe	4 receptions, 34 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	26/41, 299 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	8 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Tony Nicholson	7 receptions, 78 yards

At New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry (football)

New Mexico State at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 17 14 7 14 52 • Lobos 14 17 17 7 55 Date: September 21 Location: Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 2:38 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 27,269 Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Brad Thompson, Sherdrick Bonner and Marc Stout (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 14:21 NM Jerrick Reed II 43–yard interception (Andrew Shelley kick) NM 7–0 1 11:15 NMSU Josh Adkins 3–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) TIE 7–7 1 04:36 NMSU Jason Huntley 2–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 14–7 1 02:29 NM Ahmari Davis 2–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) TIE 14–14 1 00:35 NMSU Dylan Brown 33–yard field goal NMSU 17–14 2 12:31 NM Andrew Shelley 48–yard field goal TIE 17–17 2 09:32 NMSU Josh Adkins 1–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 24–17 2 07:26 NM Jordan Kress 55–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (Andrew Shelley kick) TIE 24–24 2 01:07 NM Ahmari Davis 1–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) NM 31–24 2 00:02 NMSU Tony Nicholson 11–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) TIE 31–31 3 11:25 NM Andrew Shelley 49–yard field goal NM 34–31 3 08:15 NMSU Tony Nicholson 3–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 38–34 3 03:45 NM Jordan Kress 20–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (Andrew Shelley kick) NM 41–38 3 01:02 NM Cedric Patterson III 62–yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti (Andrew Shelley kick) NM 48–38 4 10:26 NM Daevon Vigilant 1–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) NM 55–38 4 07:37 NMSU Jason Huntley 4–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) NM 55–45 4 05:22 NMSU Josh Adkins 4–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NM 55–52

Statistics	NMSU	UNM
First downs	29	27
Total yards	489	598
Rushing yards	154	243
Passing yards	335	355
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:54	33:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	30/47, 335 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	12 rushes, 114 yards, TD
	Receiving	Naveon Mitchell	4 receptions, 105 yards
New Mexico	Passing	Tevaka Tuioti	16/28, 355 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ahmari Davis	28 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Kress	3 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 17 6 0 30 Aggies 0 3 7 7 17 Date: September 28 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 8,872 Game weather: Sunny and clear • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SW 10 MPH Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Scoring summary 1 09:08 FRES Josh Hokit 8–yard run (Cesar Silva kick) FRES 7–0 2 11:28 FRES Jalen Cropper 79–yard run (Cesar Silva kick) FRES 10–0 2 02:56 FRES Cesar Silva 28–yard field goal FRES 17–0 2 01:00 FRES Wylan Free 91–yard interception (Cesar Silva kick) FRES 24–0 2 00:00 NMSU Dylan Brown 42–yard field goal FRES 24–3 3 12:58 NMSU Jason Huntley 2–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) FRES 24–10 3 06:58 FRES Cesar Silva 38–yard field goal FRES 27–10 3 04:22 FRES Cesar Silva 24–yard field goal FRES 30–10 4 09:25 NMSU Tony Nicholson 16–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) FRES 30–17

Statistics	FRES	NMSU
First downs	18	17
Total yards	386	315
Rushing yards	239	105
Passing yards	147	210
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	36:01	23:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Jorge Reyna	20/31, 147 yards
	Rushing	Jalen Moreno-Cropper	5 rushes, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	Emoryie Edwards	8 receptions, 70 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	26/46, 210 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	9 rushes, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tony Nicholson	6 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Liberty

See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team

Liberty at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 3 7 3 7 20 Aggies 0 0 6 7 13 Date: October 5 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 23,140 Game weather: Sunny and clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: WSW 8 MPH Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Scoring summary 1 02:59 LIB Alex Probert 25–yard field goal LIB 3–0 2 00:22 LIB Zac Foutz 2–yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick) LIB 10–0 3 12:15 NMSU Dylan Brown 33–yard field goal LIB 10–3 3 08:08 LIB Alex Probert 51–yard field goal LIB 13–3 3 02:45 NMSU Dylan Brown 39–yard field goal LIB 13–6 3 07:46 NMSU Jason Huntley 12–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) TIED 13–13 4 06:19 LIB Joshua Mack 4–yard run (Alex Probert kick) LIB 20–13

Statistics	LIB	NMSU
First downs	20	24
Total yards	334	396
Rushing yards	161	131
Passing yards	173	265
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:21	28:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Stephen Calvert	16/31, 173 yards, TD
	Rushing	Joshua Mack	16 rushes, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Joshua Mack	2 receptions, 64 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	20/30, 265 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	16 rushes, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	O. J. Clark	5 receptions, 76 yards

At Central Michigan

See also: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

New Mexico State at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 14 0 7 28 • Chippewas 14 14 6 8 42 Date: October 12 Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI Game start: 3:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 15,764 Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind: E 16 MPH Referee: Timothy O'Dey TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney and Marcus Ray

Scoring summary 1 08:51 CMU Kalil Pimpleton 44–yard pass from Quinten Dormady (Ryan Tice kick) CMU 7–0 1 07:09 CMU Kobe Lewis 57–yard run (Ryan Tice kick) CMU 14–0 1 02:37 NMSU Naveon Mitchell 4–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) CMU 14–7 2 07:23 CMU Kobe Lewis 20–yard run (Ryan Tice kick) CMU 21–7 2 04:17 NMSU O.J. Clark 11–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) CMU 21–14 2 03:57 CMU Jonathan Ward 75–yard run (Ryan Tice kick) CMU 28–14 2 00:50 NMSU Jason Huntley 37–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) CMU 28–21 3 08:54 CMU Ryan Tice 35–yard field goal CMU 31–21 3 00:00 CMU Ryan Tice 43–yard field goal CMU 34–21 4 07:48 CMU Tony Poljan 7–yard pass from Quinten Dormady (Kalil Pimpleton pass) CMU 42–21 4 06:21 NMSU Jared Wyatt 34–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) CMU 42–28

Statistics	NMSU	CMU
First downs	18	22
Total yards	384	486
Rushing yards	121	352
Passing yards	263	134
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:59	35:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	24/40, 263 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	10 rushes, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tony Nicholson	7 receptions, 86 yards
Central Michigan	Passing	Quinten Dormady	14/24, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kobe Lewis	23 rushes, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kalil Pimpleton	6 receptions, 59 yards, TD

At Georgia Southern

See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

New Mexico State at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 0 0 0 7 • Eagles 7 21 13 0 41 Date: October 26 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 3:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 10,907 Game weather: Cloudy and humid • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN3): Greg Talbott, Danny Waugh and Amy Zimmer

Scoring summary 1 08:48 NMSU Jason Huntley 3–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 7–0 1 07:49 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 71–yard run (Tyler Bass kick) TIED 7–7 2 13:54 GASO J.D. King 2–yard run (Tyler Bass kick) GASO 14–7 2 09:56 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 47–yard run (Tyler Bass kick) GASO 21–7 2 05:19 GASO J.D. King 1–yard run (Tyler Bass kick) GASO 28–7 3 13:34 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 67–yard punt return (run failed) GASO 34–7 3 04:42 GASO Rashad Byrd 7–yard interception (Tyler Bass kick) GASO 41–7

Statistics	NMSU	GASO
First downs	15	17
Total yards	268	406
Rushing yards	209	403
Passing yards	59	3
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	29:10	30:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	13/23, 59 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	24 rushes, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jason Huntley	4 receptions, 11 yards
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	2/4, 3 yards
	Rushing	Wesley Kennedy III	6 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Wesley Kennedy III	1 reception, 9 yards

At Ole Miss

See also: 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team

New Mexico State at Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 3 0 0 3 • Rebels 10 14 7 10 41 Date: November 9 Location: Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Game start: 3:01 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 45,973 Game weather: Clear and sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Hubert Owens TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, D. J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport

Scoring summary 1 12:36 MISS Luke Logan 36–yard field goal MISS 3–0 1 05:39 MISS Jarod Conner 30–yard run (Luke Logan kick) MISS 10–0 2 11:57 MISS Jerrion Ealy 5–yard run (Luke Logan kick) MISS 17–0 2 05:46 NMSU Dylan Brown 34–yard field goal MISS 17–3 2 00:40 MISS John Rhys Plumlee 2–yard run (Luke Logan kick) MISS 24–3 3 05:29 MISS John Rhys Plumlee 18–yard run (Luke Logan kick) MISS 31–3 4 13:38 MISS Jarod Conner 1–yard run (Isaac Way kick) MISS 38–3 4 05:38 MISS Luke Logan 28–yard field goal MISS 41–3

Statistics	NMSU	MISS
First downs	12	32
Total yards	193	606
Rushing yards	66	447
Passing yards	127	159
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:23	34:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	25/35, 127 yards
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	7 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Tony Nicholson	6 receptions, 37 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	John Rhys Plumlee	11/17, 124 yards
	Rushing	John Rhys Plumlee	12 rushes, 177 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Moore	3 receptions, 37 yards

Incarnate Word

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Ward at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 7 14 28 • Aggies 14 10 3 14 41 Date: November 16 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 45 minutes Game attendance: 25,084 Game weather: N/A Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Scoring summary 1 04:38 NMSU Tony Nicholson 34–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 7–0 1 01:23 NMSU Tony Nicholson 42–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 14–0 2 14:42 NMSU O.J. Clark 77–yard punt return (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 21–0 2 09:31 UIW Keyondrick Philio 1–yard run (Carson Mohr kick) NMSU 21–7 2 04:00 NMSU Dylan Brown 30–yard field goal NMSU 24–7 3 04:46 NMSU Dylan Brown 28–yard field goal NMSU 27–7 3 00:24 UIW Ameer King 11–yard pass from Jon Copeland (Carson Mohr kick) NMSU 27–14 4 13:53 NMSU Jason Huntley 1–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 34–14 4 13:41 UIW Ce'Cori Tolds 100–yard run kickoff return (Carson Mohr kick) NMSU 34–21 4 03:49 NMSU Christian Gibson 2–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 41–21 4 00:57 UIW Jon Copeland 1–yard run (Carson Mohr kick) NMSU 41–28

Statistics	UIW	NMSU
First downs	20	28
Total yards	282	611
Rushing yards	39	295
Passing yards	243	316
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	24:51	35:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Jon Copeland	18/40, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Brown	9 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Mark Sullivan	3 receptions, 48 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	28/38, 316 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	25 rushes, 174 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tony Nicholson	6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD

UTEP

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)

1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 13 3 19 35 • Aggies 7 7 7 23 44 Date: November 23 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 2:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 21,584 Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NNW 4 MPH Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (FloSports/FSNAZ+): Adam Young and Danny Knee

Scoring summary 1 09:00 NMSU Jason Huntley 39–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 7–0 2 12:36 UTEP Treyvon Hughes 11–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) TIE 7–7 2 04:36 UTEP Gavin Baechle 34–yard field goal UTEP 10–7 2 01:29 UTEP Gavin Baechle 21–yard field goal UTEP 13–7 2 00:55 NMSU Jason Huntley 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 14–13 3 04:01 UTEP Gavin Baechle 42–yard field goal UTEP 16–14 3 02:00 NMSU Jason Huntley 7–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 21–16 4 14:55 UTEP Jacob Cowing 23–yard pass from Kai Locksley (pass failed) UTEP 22–21 4 11:57 NMSU Josh Adkins 7–yard pass from Tony Nicholson (Josh Adkins pass failed) NMSU 27–22 4 06:20 NMSU Dylan Brown 53–yard field goal NMSU 30–22 4 05:30 NMSU Matthew Young 19–yard fumble recovery (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 37–22 4 04:27 UTEP Kai Locksley 1–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) NMSU 37–29 4 02:39 NMSU Christian Gibson 53–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) NMSU 44–29 4 00:00 UTEP Justin Garrett 10–yard pass from Kai Locksley NMSU 44–35

Statistics	UTEP	NMSU
First downs	27	17
Total yards	557	441
Rushing yards	199	259
Passing yards	358	182
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	37:14	22:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Kai Locksley	24/38, 358 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kai Locksley	18 rushes, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Justin Garrett	5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	18/30, 175 yards
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	14 rushes, 191 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	O. J. Clark	9 receptions, 72 yards

At Liberty

New Mexico State at Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 7 7 7 28 • Flames 10 10 15 14 49 Date: November 30 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 2:06 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 18,674 Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: E 2 MPH Referee: Larry Saunders TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Melanie Newman

Scoring summary 1 11:55 LIB Noah Frith 5–yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick) LIBERTY 7–0 1 06:44 NMSU Christian Gibson 1–yard run (Dylan Brown kick) TIE 7–7 1 03:18 LIB Alex Probert 46–yard field goal LIB 10–7 2 14:17 LIB Alex Probert 24–yard field goal LIB 13–7 2 08:37 LIB Frankie Hickson 7–yard run (Alex Probert kick) LIB 20–7 2 04:26 NMSU Andre Bodison 1–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) LIB 20–14 3 12:05 LIB Frankie Hickson 2–yard run (Alex Probert kick failed) LIB 26–14 3 08:06 LIB Alex Probert 21–yard field goal LIB 29–14 3 05:27 NMSU Robert Downs III 27–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) LIB 29–21 3 00:35 LIB Joshua Mack 2–yard run (run failed) LIB 35–21 4 14:25 LIB Frankie Hickson 9–yard run (Alex Probert kick) LIB 42–21 4 05:46 LIB Frankie Hickson 9–yard run (Alex Probert kick) LIB 49–21 4 01:00 NMSU Tony Nicholson 3–yard pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick) LIB 49–28

Statistics	NMSU	LIB
First downs	19	25
Total yards	328	486
Rushing yards	155	317
Passing yards	173	169
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	26:59	33:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Josh Adkins	18/35, 173 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jason Huntley	17 rushes, 105 yards
	Receiving	Robert Downs III	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Liberty	Passing	Stephen Calvert	16/29, 169 yards, TD
	Rushing	Frankie Hickson	29 rushes, 196 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	C. J. Yarbrough	2 receptions, 41 yards

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
5	172	Jason Huntley	RB	Detroit Lions