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 .
Preseason 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]
College recruiting information (2016)
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
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :2/5 stars 247Sports :2/5 stars 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
Star ratings :Scout :3/5 stars Rivals :2/5 stars 247Sports :3/5 stars 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
Star ratings :Scout :2/5 stars Rivals :2/5 stars 247Sports :2/5 stars ESPN : N/A
Jefferson Hagen OL
Moorpark, California
Moorpark College
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
--
Apr 6, 2016
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
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :2/5 stars 247Sports :2/5 stars 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
Star ratings :Scout :2/5 stars Rivals :2/5 stars 247Sports :2/5 stars 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
Star ratings :Scout :2/5 stars Rivals :2/5 stars 247Sports :2/5 stars 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] 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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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
2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
24
Parker Davidson So
P
19
Payton Theisler Fr
LS
46
Kennon Nunez File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LS
47
Andrew Kenney Sr
P
49
Max Wren Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Zane Vance (assistant head coach/defensive ends/special teams coordinator)
Frank Spaziani (defensive coordinator)Kevin McKeethan (Inside Wide Receivers/Pass Game coordinator/recruiting coordinator)
Andy Richman (offensive line coach/run game coordinator)
Brian Bell (Secondary)
Matt Christian (running backs)
Kerry Locklin (defensive tackles)Cory Martin (outside wide receivers)
Oliver Soukup (linebackers)
Garrett Anderson (graduate assistant)
Kai Brown (graduate assistant)
Spiffy Evans (graduate assistant)
Robert Patel (Video Coordinator)
Ryan Robinson (Player Development Coordinator)
Don Decker (Director of Sport Performance)
Akeem Robinson (Sports Performance Coaching Assistant)
Zach Witherspoon (Sports Performance Coaching Assistant)
Martha Valdez (Administrative Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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