| New Mexico State Aggies football | |||
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| First season | 1893; 131 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Mario Moccia | ||
| Head coach | Tony Sanchez 1st season, 2–6 (.250) | ||
| Stadium | Aggie Memorial Stadium (capacity: 30,343) | ||
| Year built | 1978 | ||
| Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
| Location | Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Conference USA | ||
| Past conferences | Border (1931–1961) MVC (1971–1982) Big West (1983–2000) Sun Belt (2001–2004) WAC (2005–2012) Sun Belt (2014–2017) | ||
| All-time record | 458–676–30 [1] (.406) | ||
| Bowl record | 4–1–1 (.750) | ||
| Conference titles | 4 (1938, 1960, 1976, 1978) | ||
| Rivalries | New Mexico (rivalry) UTEP (rivalry) | ||
| Colors | Crimson and white[2] | ||
| Marching band | The "PRIDE" of New Mexico | ||
| Website | NMStatesports.com | ||
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as a member of Conference USA.
New Mexico State spent the 2013 season as an independent and from 2014 to 2017 as a football–only member of the Sun Belt Conference, New Mexico State began playing as an independent again with the 2018 football season. On November 5, 2021, New Mexico State announced it would be joining Conference USA in all sports including football starting in 2023.[3]
- ^ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=✓&org_id=472&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
- ^ "Conference USA Brand Identity Guide" (PDF). June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "NM State to Join Conference USA on July 1, 2023".