American college football season
The 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by fifth-year head coach Doug Martin , the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Sun Belt. New Mexico State was invited to the Arizona Bowl , where the Aggies defeated Utah State in overtime. This was the first bowl game appearance for the program since 1960. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico .
New Mexico State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Aggies hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State , Idaho , South Alabama , and Troy , and traveled to Appalachian State , Georgia Southern , Louisiana–Lafayette , and Texas State .
The Aggies hosted one of the four non-conference opponents, UTEP from Conference USA , and traveled to Arizona State from the Pac-12 Conference , Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 8:30 p.m. at Arizona State * P12N L 31–3746,596 September 9 6:00 p.m. at New Mexico * Stadium W 30–2832,427 September 16 6:00 p.m. Troy ESPN3 L 24–2715,446 September 23 6:00 p.m. UTEP * ESPN3 W 41–1417,546 September 30 10:00 a.m. at Arkansas * SECN L 24–4270,727 October 7 1:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN3 L 31–4522,787 October 14 4:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN3 W 35–2716,278 October 28 2:00 p.m. Arkansas State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM ALT L 21–3710,041 November 4 1:00 p.m. at Texas State ESPN3 W 45–3512,012 November 18 3:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Lafayette ESPN3 L 34–4716,048 November 25 2:00 p.m. Idaho Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 17–1021,894 December 2 2:00 p.m. South Alabama Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 W 22–1726,268 December 29 3:30 p.m. vs. Utah State * CBSSN W 26–20 OT 39,132
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1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
13
0
18
31
Sun Devils
14
0
16
7
37
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
13
10
7
0
30
Lobos
2
3
0
23
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
13
0
14
0
27
Aggies
3
0
13
8
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
0
7
14
Aggies
7
14
13
7
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
10
7
7
24
Razorbacks
14
14
7
7
42
At Appalachian State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
7
3
14
31
Mountaineers
3
14
0
28
45
At Georgia Southern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
14
7
0
14
35
Eagles
14
10
3
0
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Wolves
7
0
10
20
37
Aggies
0
14
0
7
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
10
14
14
45
Bobcats
14
7
7
7
35
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1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
10
14
3
34
Ragin' Cajuns
14
17
3
13
47
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
0
7
3
0
10
Aggies
14
0
0
3
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Jaguars
0
7
0
10
17
Aggies
0
13
0
9
22
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1
2
3
4 OT
Total
NMSU Aggies
10
3
0
7 6
26
USU Aggies
7
6
0
7 0
20
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