2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2016 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Arkansas State +   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Idaho   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Georgia State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
  2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

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] Spaziani replaced Zane Vance who served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2015. Vance was retained and promoted to Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Ends coach and Special Teams Coordinator.

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

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 School Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Josh Aganon
WR 		Scottsdale, Arizona Mesa Community College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) -- Dec 16, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Darius Anderson
DT 		Fresno, Texas Hightower H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 301 lb (137 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Drew Dan
WR 		Muskogee, Oklahoma Checotah H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Jefferson Hagen
OL 		Moorpark, California Moorpark College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) -- Apr 6, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Bobby Hill
DT 		Long Beach, California Orange Coast College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Jason Huntley
RB 		Arlington, Texas Martin H.S. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Cameron Matthews
QB 		Fort Worth, Texas Trinity Valley School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) -- Feb 3, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 114    Rivals: NR    247Sports: 129    ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

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]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against 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).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat UTEP*
beINL 22–3830,119
September 106:00 pmNew Mexico*
AV, ESPN3W 32–3117,852
September 172:00 pmat Kentucky*
SECNL 42–6249,669
September 244:00 pmat Troy
ESPN3L 6–5221,146
October 16:00 pmLouisiana–Lafayette
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3W 37–31 2OT8,142
October 153:00 pmat Idaho
ALT2, ESPN3L 23–5510,278
October 226:00 pmGeorgia Southern
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AV, ESPN3L 19–2210,085
October 295:30 pmat No. 9 Texas A&M*
ESPNUL 10–5299,960
November 121:00 pmat Arkansas State
ESPN3L 22–4120,178
November 192:00 pmTexas State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AV, ESPN3W 50–106,280
November 262:00 pmAppalachian State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AV, ESPN3L 7–375,366
December 311:00 amat South Alabama
ESPN3L 28–3514,812

[7]

Game summaries

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 0 13 6 22
Miners 7 17 7 7 38
See also: 2016 UTEP Miners football team and Battle of I-10

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 3 7 7 31
Aggies 3 12 7 10 32
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

At Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 21 14 7 0 42
Wildcats 14 21 14 13 62
See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

At Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 6 0 6
Trojans 7 24 14 7 52
See also: 2016 Troy Trojans football team

Louisiana–Lafayette

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 8 370 31
Aggies 7 14 0 376 37
See also: 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 13 3 0 7 23
Vandals 7 20 21 7 55
See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 3 3 13 22
Aggies 0 9 3 7 19
See also: 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

At Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
NMSU Aggies 0 3 0 7 10
#9 TXAM Aggies 14 10 21 7 52
See also: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team

At Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 3 9 7 22
Red Wolves 13 14 14 0 41
See also: 2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 3 7 10
Aggies 28 10 3 9 50
See also: 2016 Texas State Bobcats football team

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 17 3 10 7 37
Aggies 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

At South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 7 14 28
Jaguars 7 0 7 21 35
See also: 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Roster

2016 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Royce Caldwell So
WR 2 O. J. Clark  Fr
RB 3 Larry Rose III Jr
WR 4 Cassius Corley  So
WR 5 Tyrain Taylor Sr
WR 6 Josh Aganon Jr
WR 7 Gregory Hogan  Jr
RB 8 King Burke  Jr
QB 11 Conner Cramer Jr
QB 12 Nick Jeanty  So
WR 13 Johnathan Boone  So
RB 14 Jason Huntley Fr
WR 15 Drew Dan Fr
WR 16 Jaleel Scott Jr
QB 17 Tyler Rogers Sr
RB 18 Robert Wiggins Fr
WR 19 Isaiah McIntyre Fr
RB 20 Brandyn Leonard  Fr
RB 22 Xavier Hall Sr
QB 23 Dominic Johnson Fr
RB 26 Gamar Girdy Fr
RB 28 C. J. Boston  Fr
OL 50 Abram Holland  Sr
OL 51 Thomas McGwire  Jr
OL 54 Spence Ueli-Faatoalia  Jr
OL 55 Sebastian Anderson  Fr
OL 58 Dezmand Candielarie Jr
OL 61 Jefferson Hagan Jr
OL 62 Anthony McMeans Sr
OL 65 Tony Bello  Fr
OL 67 Kolton Bob  Fr
OL 69 Tyler DuBry Fr
OL 72 Brayton Medina  Jr
OL 74 Jamin Smith Jr
OL 75 Noah Lopez Fr
OL 76 Sage Doxtater  Fr
OL 78 Brian Trujillo  Fr
WR 80 Anthony Muse  Fr
WR 81 Rhyan Araiza  Fr
TE 82 Ty Atencio  Sr
WR 84 Cameron Loos Fr
WR 86 Troy Posey  Jr
TE 88 Clayton Granch Sr
TE 89 Jackson Solbeck So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Jacob Nwangwa Jr
DB 2 Terrill Hanks So
LB 3 Derek Ibekwe Jr
DB 4 DeMarcus Owens So
DB 6 Christian Gibson So
LB 7 Javahn Fergurson So
DE 8 Jassavia Reese So
DL 9 Stody Bradley Jr
DL 10 Cedric Wilcots II  Fr
DB 11 Tre Wilcoxen  Jr
DB 12 Tymon Locklin Fr
DB 13 Austin Shaw Fr
DB 14 Dion Henrique So
DE 15 Brett Kowalski  Fr
LB 17 Travis Parnell  Fr
DE 18 Derek Watson Fr
DB 19 Austin Perkins  Fr
LB 20 Jonathan Hood So
DB 21 Jaden Wright Jr
DB 23 Jerrion Burton  Jr
DB 24 Sy Slater  Fr
DB 25 Samuel Oyenguga  Sr
LB 28 Shane Jackson  Fr
DB 29 Jared Phipps Fr
DB 30 Brandon Bell Fr
LB 31 Dalton Herrington Jr
LB 32 Dalton Rocha  Jr
DE 34 Noah Brown  Sr
DB 35 Malik Demby  So
DB 36 Dallas Hart Jr
LB 38 Chris Acosta  Jr
LB 40 Robert Wagner  Sr
LB 43 Billy Nipp  So
LB 44 Will Clement  So
DE 48 Kalei Auelua  Jr
DL 51 Roy Lopez Fr
LB 53 Rodney Butler Sr
DL 59 Brandon Agomuo  So
DL 63 DeShawnte Lloyd Jr
DL 73 Keanu Higgins  Jr
DL 90 Kourtland Busby Jr
DL 92 Humberto Renteria  So
DL 93 Drew James  Sr
DL 97 Bobby Hill Jr
DL 98 Darius Anderson Fr
DL 99 Myles Vigne Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 24 Parker Davidson So
P 19 Payton Theisler Fr
LS 46 Kennon Nunez  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) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2016

References

  1. ^ Jason Groves (January 8, 2016). "NMSU FOOTBALL: Martin hires former Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani to lead defense". www.lcsun-news.com. Las Cruses Sun-News. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". Scout.com. Scout. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 Team Rankings". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "NM State Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). New Mexico State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 New Mexico State Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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