# 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Doug Martin, the Aggies compiled a record of 3–9. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Butkus Award | Terrill Hanks | LB | JR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Jason Huntley | RB/KR | JR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Jamin Smith | OL | SR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Jason Huntley | RB | JR |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | ESPN2 | L 7–29 | 20,322 |
| August 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 10–48 | 41,291 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | Stadium | L 13–60 | 18,223 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | ELVN | L 25–42 | 20,673 |
| September 22 | 5:30 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Battle of I-10) | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 19,412 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Liberty | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | AV | W 49–41 | 8,337 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN+ | L 38–66 | 18,131 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | AV | L 31–48 | 7,300 |
| October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 15,045 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | AV | W 52–42 | 11,897 |
| November 17 | 8:15 p.m. | at BYU | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN2 | L 10–45 | 47,505 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 16,022 |
| HomecomingAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | WYO | NMSU |
| 1 | 6:34 | 9 | 60 | 4:37 | WYO | Nico Evans 24-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 6:16 | | | | WYO | Jason Huntley rush for a loss of 2 yards, safety | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | 11:49 | 13 | 49 | 6:27 | WYO | 36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | 10:48 | 5 | 44 | 1:58 | WYO | 39-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | 7:13 | 1 | 56 | 0:12 | WYO | Nico Evans 56-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | 10:07 | 12 | 71 | 7:00 | WYO | Jevon Bigelow 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | 1:16 | 10 | 93 | 2:52 | NMSU | Drew Dan 31-yard touchdown reception from Matt Romero, Dylan Brown kick good | 29 | 7 |
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### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 48 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| NMSU Aggies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| USU Aggies | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 60 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Aggies | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 |

### At UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Miners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |

### At Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 28 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 |

### Georgia Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
| Aggies | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Bobcats | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Aggies | 14 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 52 |

### At BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Cougars | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Flames | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 |