2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2023 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceConference USA
Record10–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorNate Dreiling (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMelvin Rice (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 0     13 1  
New Mexico State y   7 1     10 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 2     9 4  
Western Kentucky   5 3     8 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Sam Houston*   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
FIU   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and competed as a first-year member of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill.

The season was one of the most successful in decades for the Aggies, as a win over Western Kentucky on November 11 gave New Mexico State their first eight-win season since 1965 and a six-game winning streak, their longest since 1960. The victory also clinched a spot in the Conference USA Championship Game in the Aggies' first season in the conference.[1] One week later, as 23.5-point underdogs, New Mexico State upset Auburn 31–10, the program's first-ever win over an SEC team.[2]

The Aggies also clinched bowl eligibility in back-to-back seasons for the first time since playing in the Sun Bowl following the 1959 and 1960 seasons.

  1. ^ "Post Game Notes WKU (PDF)" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State throttles Auburn 31-10 for first win over SEC team". Yahoo News. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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