2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2013 New Mexico State Aggies football
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Conference	Independent
2013 record	2–10
Head coach	Doug Martin (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Gregg Brandon (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (2nd year)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 30,343)

2013 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#20 Notre Dame			–						9	–	4
Navy			–						9	–	4
BYU			–						8	–	5
Army			–						3	–	9
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
Idaho			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies are led by first year head coach Doug Martin and play their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They will compete as an independent for this season only before becoming a football-only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	at #15 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN	L 7–56	99,623
September 7	6:00 PM	Minnesota	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision	L 21–44	16,418
September 14	6:00 PM	UTEP	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10)	Aggie Vision	L 21–42	18,366
September 21	8:30 PM	at #15 UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 13–59	58,263
September 28	6:00 PM	San Diego State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision	L 16–26	16,113
October 5	5:00 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	RTRM	L 17–66	29,749
October 19	6:00 PM	Rice	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision	L 19–45	16,164
October 26	6:00 PM	Abilene Christian	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision	W 34–29	15,628
November 2	3:00 PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 35–49	30,028
November 9	1:30 PM	Boston College	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision	L 34-48	14,997
November 23	1:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL		L 55-10	12,253
November 30	1:30 PM	Idaho	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Aggie Vision	W 24-16	14,661
Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Aggie Vision affiliates, by game:

Minnesota- FCS Pacific [JIP], Comcast New Mexico, FS Arizona+, Altitude2, BTN2Go

UTEP- Comcast New Mexico, Altitude2, KASY

San Diego State- Comcast New Mexico, Altitude, FS Arizona+, KASY, KVIA, FS San Diego, ESPN3

Rice- Comcast New Mexico, Altitude [JIP], Comcast Houston+, KVIA, ESPN3

Abilene Christian- FCS Pacific [JIP], Comcast New Mexico, Altitude, FS Arizona+, KVIA, ESPN3

Boston College- Comcast New Mexico, Altitude2, FS Arizona+, Comcast Houston+, KASY, KVIA, ESPN3

Idaho- Comcast New Mexico, Altitude, Comcast Houston+, KASY, KVIA, ESPN3

Game notes

@ Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	0	0	7
#15 Longhorns	0	14	21	21	56

See also: 2013 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2003	TEX, 66–7

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	3	24	3	14	44
Aggies	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	NMSU, 28–21

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	14	7	7	14	42
Aggies	14	0	7	0	21

See also: 2013 UTEP Miners football team and The Battle of I-10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–53–2	2012	UTEP, 41–28

@ UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	13	13
#13 Bruins	7	24	14	14	59

See also: 2013 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

First meeting between the two schools. New Mexico State head coach Doug Martin replaced DeWayne Walker, who was a former UCLA defensive coordinator. Nick Pasquale was remembered during the game.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 4-yard run (Kaim Fairbairn kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 20-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Manfro 12-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 21-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquell Evans 7-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – James 19-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

4th quarter scoring: NMSU – Adam Shapiro 33-yard pass from A. McDonald (Mitch Johnson kick); UCLA – Malcolm Jones 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick); NMSU – B. Betancourt 4-yard run (Johnson kick failed); UCLA – Jones 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	5	6	15	26
Aggies	10	6	0	0	16

See also: 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2010	SDSU, 41–21

@ New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	14	3	0	17
Lobos	21	21	10	14	66

See also: 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–67–5	2012	UNM, 27–14

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	7	7	10	45
Aggies	3	9	7	0	19

See also: 2013 Rice Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	19	0	7	29
Aggies	7	14	0	13	34

See also: 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	7	0	7	35
Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	13	22	49

See also: 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2004	NMSU, 35–32

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	13	7	7	21	48
Aggies	3	14	7	10	34

See also: 2013 Boston College Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Owls					0

See also: 2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	NMSU, 35–7

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals					0
Aggies					0

See also: 2013 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–14	2012	IDAHO, 26–18