2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2018 New Mexico State Aggies football
2018 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–9
Head coach	Doug Martin (6th season);
Associate head coach	Oliver Soukup (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

ConferenceIndependent

Record3–9

Headcoach

Associate headcoachOliver Soukup (2nd season)

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2018 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame ^		–		12	–	1
No. 19 Army		–		11	–	2
BYU		–		7	–	6
Liberty		–		6	–	6
UMass		–		4	–	8
New Mexico State		–		3	–	9

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Butkus Award^[1]	Terrill Hanks	LB	JR
Paul Hornung Award^[2]	Jason Huntley	RB/KR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[3]	Jamin Smith	OL	SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[4]	Jason Huntley	RB	JR

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	9	6	7	7	29
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7

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

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

Preseason

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

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

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

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