The 1997 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tony Samuel, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]
| 1997 New Mexico State Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–5 Big West) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Barney Cotton (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Jeff Jamrog (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Aggie Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada + | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Arizona State* | L 10–41 | 58,607 | ||
| September 6 | at New Mexico* | L 24–61 | |||
| September 13 | Cal State Northridge* | W 28–18 | 13,913 | [4] | |
| September 27 | at UTEP* | L 16–24 | 21,779 | ||
| October 4 | Cal Poly* |
| L 35–38 OT | ||
| October 11 | at Boise State | L 10–52 | 22,814 | ||
| October 18 | at Utah State | L 7–38 | 17,251 | ||
| October 25 | Arkansas State* |
| W 34–20 | ||
| November 1 | Nevada |
| L 24–45 | ||
| November 8 | North Texas |
| L 15–26 | ||
| November 15 | Idaho |
| L 18–35 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1997 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 74. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
- ^ Fernando Dominguez (September 14, 1997). "Northridge Is Run Out of Town". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
