2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2021 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–10
Head coach	Doug Martin (9th season)
Associate head coach	Oliver Soukup (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Frank Spaziani (6th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captains	Alex Escobar Sage Doxtater Donavan King Trevor Brohard
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium

2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Notre Dame			–						11	–	2
No. 19 BYU			–						10	–	3
Army			–						9	–	4
Liberty			–						8	–	5
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
UMass			–						1	–	11
UConn			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Doug Martin in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled a record of 2–10. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

On November 28, the day following the Aggies' season finale, athletic director Mario Moccia announced that Martin's contract would not be renewed. Martin finished his career at New Mexico State with an overall record of 25–74 through nine seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 p.m.	UTEP	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)	AggieVision	L 3–30	19,034
September 4	8:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA	CBSSN	L 10–28	10,116
September 11	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	Stadium	L 25–34	28,470
September 18	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AggieVision	W 43–35	11,823
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AggieVision	L 21–41	13,932
October 2	8:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	NBCSBA	L 31–37	15,803
October 9	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 28–55	21,448
October 23	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	L 34–48	1,000
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Utah State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AggieVision	L 13–35	7,802
November 13	10:00 a.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 3–59	97,011
November 20	10:00 a.m.	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 16–56	47,749
November 27	1:00 p.m.	UMass	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AggieVision	W 44–27	6,632
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

AggieVision games aired on KVIA-TV, BSAZ, FloFootball, & Comcast.

Personnel

2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Dominic Gicinto Jr WR 1 Jared Wyatt  GS WR 2 Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda So WR 3 Jalyne McFall Fr WR 4 Robert Downs III Sr RB 5 O'Maury Samuels  Jr WR 6 Justice Powers Jr WR 7 Terrell Warner  Jr WR 8 Tevis Abraham Jr.  Jr RB 9 Juwaun Price  Fr QB 10 Jonah Johnson Jr WR 11 Andre Bodison  Sr WR 12 Javien Clemmer Fr WR 13 Ron Vann Fr WR 14 Cole Harrity  So QB 15 Jeff Davison Fr RB 16 Larenzo McMillan Fr QB 17 Weston Eget  Fr QB 18 Clay Houghtaling So QB 19 Trevor Appelman Fr RB 20 Tim Gans Fr RB 21 Alex Escobar (C)  So WR 22 P.J. Johnson III Fr QB 23 Dino Maldonado So TE 24 Kareem Burgess Jr WR 25 Ivan Avina  So WR 40 Jahre Fish Sr OL 54 Isaiah Mursalat  So OL 55 Garrison Tullos Sr OL 61 Eli Johnson GS OL 62 Jae'Vone Brown Fr OL 63 Stephawn Townsend Jr OL 64 Preston Thomazin  So OL 65 Eddy Lazalde Fr OL 67 Jeremiah Marlin So OL 68 Isaac Gonzalez Fr OL 69 Doro Omerhi GS OL 70 David Ash  Jr OL 71 Shiyazh Pete Fr OL 73 Luteru Fedler  Fr OL 74 Carlos Peoples Fr OL 75 Dylan Smith Fr OL 76 Sage Doxtater (C)  Sr OL 77 Carson Pharris  Fr OL 78 Gabriel Preciado  Jr OL 79 Matt Cushman Fr WR 81 Ethan Singleton Fr WR 82 Sol Rascon Sr WR 83 Lawrence Dixon  Jr TE 85 Thomaz Whitford Jr WR 86 Braxton McDonald Fr TE 87 Grant Oberheu Fr TE 88 Jacob Franklin  So WR 89 Daniel Redmond Fr TE 90 Wyatt Campos So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 B.J. Sculark So DB 1 Devlin Kirklin Jr DB 2 Chris Bell  Jr LB 3 Chris Ojoh Jr LB 4 Joshua Ferguson  Fr LB 6 Michael Bowe Jr.  Sr DB 7 D.J. McCullough Jr DB 8 Olan Cazad Jr. Fr CB 9 Antonio Oliver Jr DL 10 Lazarus Williams Jr DB 12 Caleb Mills  Sr DB 13 Syrus Dumas So DB 14 Brandon Shivers  Fr DB 15 Torren Union Fr DB 16 Justin Stinson Fr DL 18 Marcus Buckley  Jr LB, DE 19 Lezeric Bailey Fr DB 20 Garret Wojick Fr DB 21 Darius Peterson Fr DB 22 Xavier Hinkle Jr LB 23 Dalton Bowles So LB 24 Nick Giacolone  Fr DL 25 Lama Lavea  Fr DL 26 Donavan King (C) Jr DB 28 Dylan Early Fr DB 30 Xzavier Guyton  So LB 31 Mike Edwards  So DB 32 Ben Tobin Fr LB 36 Dylan Zolezzi So DB 37 Johnny Tamayo  Fr LB 38 Alex Sanchez Fr DB 39 Isaac Gallegos Fr DB 40 Jahre Fish Sr LB 41 Brennon Davis Sr LB 43 Taylor Milton  Fr LB 45 Tyler Roebuck  So LB 46 James Blowers Jr LB 47 Damarcus Ellis–Dennard Fr LB 48 Eric Marsh  Jr LB 49 Dylan Grant  Jr DL 53 Jake Harrelson  Sr DL 55 Ivan Escobar Fr DL 58 Sioeli Helu Fr LB 80 Trevor Brohard (C)  Jr DL 91 Justin Segura  So DL 92 Amari Pouncy Fr DL 93 Tyriece Thomas Fr DL 95 Devin Bell  So DL 96 Garrett Bishop Fr DL 98 Zach Stokes So DL 99 Dassani Freeman Jr DL De'Shawn Johnson Fr DB Ronnie Sanders II  Fr DL Zach Stokes So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class N/A 5 Jeremiah Dervil Fr PK 29 Brett Money Fr LS 34 Austin Reeves  Jr P 35 Josh Carlson  So LS 44 Logan MacGregor Fr PK 84 Ethan Albertson  So P 97 Carson Zilmer So	Head coach Doug Martin (Kentucky) Offensive Coordinator Coordinators/assistant coaches Oliver Soukup (New Mexico State) Assistant Head Coach Linebackers Frank Spaziani (Penn State) Defensive Coordinator Brian Bell (Bemidji State and Dakota State) Defensive Backs Matt Christian (Palomar and New Mexico State) Running Backs Special Teams Academic Coordinator Chase Holbrook (Southeastern Louisiana and New Mexico State) Quarterbacks Cory Martin (Kent State) Wide Receivers Recruiting Coordinator Kevin Maurice (UTEP, St. Joseph's – IN and CUC) Tight Ends John Mumford (Pittsburg State) Defensive Line Ronnie Pentz (San Diego) Special Teams Coordinator Cory White (Humboldt State and Whittier) Offensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 19, 2021

Game summaries

UTEP

UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)

1 2 3 4 Total • Miners 17 3 10 0 30 Aggies 0 3 0 0 3 Date: August 28, 2021 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 7:38 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 19,034 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH Referee: Kevin Brunette TV announcers (KVIA-TV/BSAZ/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Stephanie Shields (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:37 UTEP Deion Hankins 5–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 2:54) UTEP 7–0 09:09 UTEP Gavin Baechle 35–yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:17) UTEP 10–0 01:49 UTEP Ronald Awatt 34–yard run (Gavin Baechle kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 3:16) UTEP 17–0 2 13:48 NMSU Ethan Albertson 27–yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 3:01) UTEP 17–3 00:00 UTEP Gavin Baechle 27–yard field goal (12 plays, 58 yards, 4:50) UTEP 20–3 3 13:48 UTEP Jacob Cowing 59–yard pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) UTEP 27–3 04:02 UTEP Gavin Baechle 33–yard field goal (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:38) UTEP 30–3

See also: 2021 UTEP Miners football team and Battle of I-10

Pregame line	Over/under
UTEP –9.5	59.5

Statistics	UTEP	New Mexico State
First downs	19	20
Total yards	452	190
Rushing yards	203	101
Passing yards	249	89
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:29	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Gavin Hardison	11/16, 249 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ronald Awatt	11 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	5 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	8/24, 82 yards
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	9 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Dominic Gicinto	2 receptions, 31 yards

At San Diego State

New Mexico State at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 7 0 0 10 • Aztecs 0 0 21 7 28 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA Game start: 7:32 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 10,116 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Stephen Baron TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Lindsay Rhodes (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 07:26 NMSU Ethan Albertson 31–yard field goal (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) NMSU 3–0 2 10:42 NMSU Dominic Gicinto 8–yard pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson kick) (12 plays, 90 yards, 4:05) NMSU 10–0 3 13:43 SDSU Greg Bell 23–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 1:17) NMSU 10–7 03:01 SDSU Jordon Brookshire 18–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (6 plays, 73 yards, 2:13) SDSU 14–10 02:45 SDSU Andrew Aleki 25–yard interception SDSU 21–10 4 14:19 SDSU Jordan Byrd 43–yard run (Matt Araiza kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 1:16) SDSU 28–10

See also: 2021 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SDSU –31.5	50.5

Statistics	New Mexico State	San Diego State
First downs	21	17
Total yards	374	363
Rushing yards	48	248
Passing yards	326	115
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	33:42	26:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	34/56, 326 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	O'Maury Samuels	6 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Warner	10 receptions, 79 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Jordon Brookshire	7/20, 115 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Greg Bell	21 carries, 161 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Smith	2 receptions, 63 yards

At New Mexico

New Mexico State at New Mexico
(Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 17 2 3 25 • Lobos 14 10 3 7 34 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 28,470 Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A Referee: Dan Scanlan TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play) and Mike Lamb (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 14:00 NM Bobby Cole 4–yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) (3 plays, 64 yards, 0:50) NM 7–0 07:42 NMSU Ethan Albertson 43–yard field goal (8 plays, 34 yards, 2:27) NM 7–3 05:37 NM Connor Witthoft 15–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) NM 14–3 2 14:20 NMSU Ethan Albertson 33–yard field goal (7 plays, 54 yards, 1:29) NM 14–6 06:33 NMSU Thomaz Whitford 11–yard pass from Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda (Ethan Albertson kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 2:45) NM 14–13 02:07 NM Andrew Erickson 17–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (5 plays, 48 yards, 1:57) NM 21–13 01:57 NMSU Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 75–yard pass from Dino Maldonado (Ethan Albertson kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:10) NM 21–20 00:53 NM Andrew Shelley 45–yard field goal (5 plays, 21 yards, 0:57) NM 24–20 3 12:10 NMSU Team 0–yard safety NM 24–22 00:36 NM Andrew Shelley 24–yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 0:52) NM 27–22 4 12:32 NMSU Ethan Albertson 37–yard field goal (10 plays, 56 yards, 3:04) NM 27–25 12:01 NM Emmanuel Logan–Greene 58–yard pass from Terry Wilson Jr. (Andrew Shelley kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31) NM 34–25

See also: 2021 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry (football)

Pregame line	Over/under
NM –19.5	56

Statistics	New Mexico State	New Mexico
First downs	19	29
Total yards	345	559
Rushing yards	109	178
Passing yards	236	381
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	23:32	36:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Dino Maldonado	13/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Dino Maldonado	6 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda	3 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico	Passing	Terry Wilson Jr.	26/37, 381 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Bobby Cole	20 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Emmanuel Logan–Greene	7 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

South Carolina State

South Carolina State at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total Trailblazers 0 13 7 15 35 • Aggies 14 21 7 0 42 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:08 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 11,823 Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Christian Watson TV announcers (KVIA-TV/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Megan McCormick (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:36 NMSU Juwaun Price 14–yard run (Ethan Albertson kick) (9 plays, 81 yards, 4:20) NMSU 7–0 03:43 NMSU O'Maury Samuels 3–yard run (Thomaz Whitford rush) (11 plays, 85 yards, 5:21) NMSU 15–0 2 12:02 NMSU Juwaun Price 8–yard run (Ethan Albertson kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 2:51) NMSU 22–0 07:31 SCSU Kendrell Flowers 15–yard run (Dyson Roberts kick failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:31) NMSU 22–6 04:47 NMSU Jared Wyatt 30–yard pass from Dino Maldonado (Ethan Albertson kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44) NMSU 29–6 02:00 SCSU Richard Bailey 37–yard pass from Corey Fields Jr. (Dyson Roberts kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47) NMSU 29–13 01:43 NMSU Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 41–yard pass from Dino Maldonado (Ethan Albertson kick) (1 play, 41 yards, 0:09) NMSU 36–13 3 11:42 NMSU Eric Marsh 1–yard pass from Dino Maldonado (Ethan Albertson kick) (6 plays, 14 yards, 2:52) NMSU 43–13 04:07 SCSU Hezekiah Massey 6–yard pass from Corey Fields Jr. (Dyson Roberts kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 7:35) NMSU 43–20 4 10:49 SCSU Will Vereen 18–yard pass from Corey Fields Jr. (Dyson Roberts kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 3:32) NMSU 43–27 01:35 SCSU Kendrell Flowers 20–yard pass from Corey Fields Jr. (Yancy Washington pass) (8 plays, 70 yards, 2:48) NMSU 43–35

See also: 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NMSU –3.5	54

Statistics	South Carolina State	New Mexico State
First downs	24	24
Total yards	428	427
Rushing yards	76	106
Passing yards	352	321
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:46	28:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing	Corey Fields Jr.	30/47, 352 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Kendrell Flowers	13 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Will Vereen	9 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Dino Maldonado	24/32, 321 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	13 carries, 62 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda	3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

Hawaii

Hawaii at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • Rainbow Warriors 10 7 7 17 41 Aggies 3 10 0 8 21 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes Game attendance: 13,932 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 15 MPH Referee: Derek Anderson TV announcers (KVIA-TV/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Megan McCormick (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:33 NMSU Ethan Albertson 33–yard field goal (12 plays, 60 yards, 5:27) NMSU 3–0 09:19 UH Nick Mardner 74–yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro (Matthew Shipley kick) (1 play, 74 yards, 0:10) UH 7–3 03:26 UH Matthew Shipley 25–yard field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 4:25) UH 10–3 2 13:31 UH Cameron Lockridge 5–yard fumble recovery (Matthew Shipley kick) UH 17–3 11:27 NMSU Robert Downs III 6–yard pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:04) UH 17–10 07:58 NMSU Ethan Albertson 20–yard field goal (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:21) UH 17–13 3 02:24 UH Chevan Cordeiro 1–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick) (7 plays, 38 yards, 2:38) UH 24–13 4 14:11 UH Calvin Turner Jr. 14–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick) (3 plays, 50 yards, 1:23) UH 31–13 10:20 NMSU Jonah Johnson 3–yard run (Isiah Garcia–Castaneda rush) (10 plays, 85 yards, 3:46) UH 31–21 06:52 UH Matthew Shipley 41–yard field goal (8 plays, 51 yards, 3:28) UH 34–21 01:52 UH Dedrick Parson 19–yard run (Matthew Shipley kick) (4 plays, 35 yards, 1:02) UH 41–21

See also: 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UH –17	63

Statistics	Hawaii	New Mexico State
First downs	21	22
Total yards	492	401
Rushing yards	215	121
Passing yards	277	280
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	22:49	37:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	16/25, 277 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dedrick Parson	11 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nick Mardner	4 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	28/47, 280 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	9 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Jared Wyatt	9 receptions, 114 yards

At San Jose State

New Mexico State at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 14 7 10 31 • Spartans 7 17 6 7 37 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Game attendance: 15,803 Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Scott Campbell TV announcers (NBCSBA): Justin Allegri (play–by–play) and David Fales (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 01:11 SJSU Tyler Nevens 3–yard run (Matt Mercurio kick) (11 plays, 76 yards, 6:37) SJSU 7–0 2 12:28 NMSU Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 5–yard pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43) TIE 7–7 10:08 SJSU Malikhi Miller 25–yard pass from Nick Nash (Matt Mercurio kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 2:11) SJSU 14–7 04:33 NMSU Cole Harrity 8–yard pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson kick) (11 plays, 70 yards, 5:28) TIE 14–14 01:09 SJSU Matt Mercurio 35–yard field goal (5 plays, 43 yards, 3:24) SJSU 17–14 00:54 SJSU Derrick Deese Jr. 12–yard pass from Nick Nash (Matt Mercurio kick) (1 play, 12 yards, 0:05) SJSU 24–14 3 06:23 NMSU Juwaun Price 2–yard run (Ethan Albertson kick) (3 plays, 25 yards, 1:05) SJSU 24–21 02:18 SJSU Shamar Garrett 7–yard run (Matt Mercurio kick blocked) (6 plays, 85 yards, 3:58) SJSU 30–21 4 11:51 NMSU Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 5–yard pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson kick) (13 plays, 80 yards, 5:24) SJSU 30–28 05:49 SJSU Kairee Robinson 1–yard pass from Nick Nash (Matt Mercurio kick) (10 plays, 81 yards, 6:02) SJSU 37–28 01:48 NMSU Ethan Albertson 25–yard field goal (11 plays, 68 yards, 4:01) SJSU 37–31

See also: 2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SJSU –25	51.5

Statistics	New Mexico State	San Jose State
First downs	23	18
Total yards	386	402
Rushing yards	86	209
Passing yards	300	193
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	29:31	30:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	30/44, 300 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	O'Maury Samuels	11 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda	6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TDs
San Jose State	Passing	Nick Nash	15/18, 193 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tyler Nevens	22 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Derrick Deese Jr.	7 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

At Nevada

New Mexico State at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 0 0 21 28 • Wolf Pack 3 28 21 2 54 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT Game attendance: 21,448 TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play–by–play), Ross Tucker (analyst) and Desmond Purnell (sideline)

See also: 2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NEV –31.5	61.5

Statistics	New Mexico State	Nevada
First downs	25	27
Total yards	452	532
Rushing yards	27	69
Passing yards	425	463
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:21	27:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	38/62, 425 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	10 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	5 receptions, 76 yards
Nevada	Passing	Carson Strong	25/32, 377 yards, 6 TD, INT
	Rushing	Toa Taua	7 rushes, 28 yards
	Receiving	Melquan Stovall	7 receptions, 155 yards, TD

At Hawaii

New Mexico State at Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 10 14 7 34 • Rainbow Warriors 10 14 10 14 48 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI Game start: 10:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 1,000 Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Humidity - 54% • Wind: NE @ 8 mph Referee: Timothy Davis Television network: SPEC HI

See also: 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Pregame line	Over/under
HAW –17.5	60.5

Statistics	New Mexico State	Hawaii
First downs	28	25
Total yards	485	482
Rushing yards	257	263
Passing yards	228	219
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	24/54, 228 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	17 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Castaned Garcia	6 receptions, 82 yards
Hawaii	Passing	Brayden Schager	25/29, 219 yards
	Rushing	Dedrick Parson	25 carries, 161 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nick Mardner	4 receptions, 81 yards

Utah State

Utah State at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total • USU Aggies 0 7 21 7 35 NMSU Aggies 10 3 0 0 13 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 2:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes Game attendance: 7,802 Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 2 mph Referee: Derek Anderson Television network: KVIA-TV/FloSports/Comcast

See also: 2021 Utah State Aggies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USU –18.5	71

Statistics	Utah State	New Mexico State
First downs	23	28
Total yards	457	347
Rushing yards	98	49
Passing yards	359	298
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:20	33:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Logan Bonner	23/32, 359 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Elelyon Noa	16 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deven Thompkins	9 receptions, 215 yards, 2 TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	30/44, 298 yards
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	9 carries, 36 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cole Harrity	9 receptions, 83 yards

At No. 2 Alabama

New Mexico State at Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 35 0 10 59 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 11:03 a.m. CST Game attendance: 97,011 Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N @ 10 mph Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)

See also: 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ALA –51.5	66.5

Statistics	New Mexico State	Alabama
First downs	10	30
Total yards	138	587
Rushing yards	9	247
Passing yards	129	340
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:27	30:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	19/30, 129 yards
	Rushing	Jonah Johnson	14 carries, 5 yards
	Receiving	Cole Harrity	3 receptions, 30 yards
Alabama	Passing	Bryce Young	21/23, 270 yards, 5 TD’s
	Rushing	Brian Robinson Jr.	9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD’s
	Receiving	Jameson Williams	6 receptions, 158 yards, 3 TD’s

At Kentucky

New Mexico State at Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 9 0 0 16 • Wildcats 21 14 14 7 56 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Kroger Field Lexington, KY Game start: 12:03 p.m. EST Game attendance: 47,749 Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW @ 9 mph Referee: Alex Moore TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Tera Talmadge (sideline)

See also: 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UK –36	60.5

Statistics	New Mexico State	Kentucky
First downs	13	29
Total yards	282	707
Rushing yards	101	248
Passing yards	181	459
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	26:07	33:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	16/35, 181 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	11 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Justice Powers	1 reception, 41 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Will Levis	21/31, 419 yards, 4 TD’s, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	16 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Wan'Dale Robinson	8 receptions, 181 yards

UMass

UMass at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 0 13 14 0 27 • Aggies 7 20 7 10 44 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM Game start: 1:08 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 6,632 Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 5 mph Referee: Derek Anderson Television network: KVIA-TV/FloSports/Comcast

See also: 2021 UMass Minutemen football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NMSU –6	58

Statistics	UMass	New Mexico State
First downs	16	30
Total yards	405	623
Rushing yards	281	203
Passing yards	124	420
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:30	32:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Garrett Dzuro	12/23, 124 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ellis Merriweather	23 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rico Arnold	2 receptions, 77 yards, TD
New Mexico State	Passing	Jonah Johnson	26/32, 420 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Juwaun Price	24 carries, 156 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jared Wyatt	6 receptions, 126 yards, TD