The New Mexico State Aggies football team represent the New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision football and plays under the Western Athletic Conference. The Aggies made their debut with a 10-0 victory over Las Cruces in 1893. The team spent over three decades in the independent scene before joining the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1931. Under Coach Gerald Hines, New Mexico State appeared in their first ever Bowl Game in the 1936 New Year's Day edition of the Sun Bowl (game versus Hardin-Simmons ended in a draw, 14-14). NMSU followed up to their success the following year with a share of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship, with a 4-1-0 conference record and 7-2-0 overall. The team waited another 22 years for its second BIAA title, with a sweep of all of its 11 assignments that include the 20-13 conquest of Utah State in the Sun Bowl in 1960. Previous to that year, NMSU clobbered North Texas for the team's first ever Bowl Game victory, 28-8, also in the Sun Bowl. NMSU returned to the independent scene for another 8 years, then joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1971. Two of the highlights for the Aggies in their stint with the MVC are their 3rd and 4th conference championships that happened in 1976 and 1978, finishing with a 2-1-1 and 5-1-0 record respectively ('76 squad was led by Jim Bradley while the '78 team by Gil Krueger). The 1970's signalled the last of the glory days for NMSU as the team has been on a slump since with consecutive losing seasons and several record-book appearances for longest losing streaks in Division I-A football. From 1983-2000, NMSU was aligned with the Big West Conference, then from 2001-2004 with the Sun Belt Conference, before finally landing a spot with the Western Athletic Conference in 2005.
As of 2006, the Aggies have 4 conference championships under its belt, and three Bowl Game appearances with a 2-0-1 record. New Mexico State also has a couple of several non-conference rivals, namely the New Mexico Lobos of the Mountain West and the UTEP Miners of Conference USA. The Aggies and Lobos fight for The Maloof Trophy (Lobos lead the series, 28-64-5) while the Aggies and the Miners battle for The Silver Spade (Miners lead the series, 33-49-2).
New Mexico State Aggies 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown (Prev. School)
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| 1 | Seth Smith | RB | 5-8 | 200 | Jr. | Oakland, Calif. (College of the Sequoias)
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| 2 | Weston Neiman | WR | 5-10 | 190 | So. | Junction, Texas (Junction HS)
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| 3 | Marquell Colston | RB | 5-9 | 205 | Jr. | Modesto, Calif. (Modesto JC)
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| 3 | Paul Young | PK | 6-0 | 172 | Jr. | Woodbridge, Va. (Forest Park HS)
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| 4 | Davon House | DB | 6-0 | 172 | So. | Palmdale, Calif. (Palmdale HS)
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| 5 | Julius Fleming | WR | 5-8 | 162 | RFr. | Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS)
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| 6 | Donavan Roberts | RB | 6-0 | 193 | Fr. | Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS)
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| 7 | Todd Lee | RB | 5-9 | 175 | Fr. | Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS)
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| 8 | Chris Buckner | WR | 6-0 | 188 | Jr. | Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS)
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| 9 | La'Auli Fonoti | LB | 6-4 | 253 | Sr. | Kahuku, Hawai'i (Kahuku H.S.)
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| 10 | Marcus Anderson | WR | 5-8 | 166 | Fr. | Austin, Texas (Mansfield Sum HS)
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| 11 | Jamar Cotton | LB | 6-0 | 218 | Jr. | Irvington, N.J. (Frank Memorial HS)
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| 11 | Trevor Walls | QB | 6-6 | 220 | Fr. | Waverly, Ohio (Waverly HS)
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| 12 | Chase Holbrook | QB | 6-5 | 246 | Sr. | Dallas, Texas (SE Louisiana) (L.D. Bell HS)
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| 13 | Scott Galland | QB | 6-3 | 212 | RFr. | Bellevue, Wash. (Interlake HS)
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| 14 | LaVorick Williams | WR | 6-1 | 170 | Fr. | Odessa, Texas (Permian HS)
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| 15 | Junior Fasavalu | DB | 6-0 | 191 | RJr. | Long Beach, Calif. (LBCC/LB Poly)
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| 16 | J.J. McDermott | QB | 6-5 | 220 | So. | Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch )
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| 17 | Kyle Nelson | TE | 6-4 | 232 | So. | Waco, Texas (Tulsa)
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| 18 | A.J. Harris | WR | 6-0 | 210 | Sr. | Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist H.S)
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| 19 | Darrius Preston | WR | 6-1 | 170 | Fr. | Dunbar, Fla. (Fort Meyer HS)
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| 20 | Marvin Betts | DB | 5-9 | 180 | Sr. | San Deigo, Calif. (Oceanside HS/Palomar JC)
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| 20 | Brian Mead | WR | 5-8 | 154 | So. | Clovis, N.M. (Clovis HS)
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| 21 | Ronald Opetaia | LB | 5-9 | 221 | RFr. | American Samoa, (LBJ )
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| 22 | Derrick Richardson | SS | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS)
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| 23 | Tonny Glynn | RB | 5-8 | 192 | Jr. | Lubbock, Texas
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| 24 | Justen Alford | LB | 6-2 | 227 | Jr. | Dillion, S.C. (Feather River College)
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| 25 | Ben Bradley | DB | 5-10 | 183 | RFr. | Belleview, Fla. (Belleview HS)
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| 26 | Baer Philipbar | QB | 5-10 | 192 | So. | Rio Rancho, N.M. (Rio Rancho HS)
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| 27 | Vincent Butler | DB | 5-10 | 188 | Sr. | Mesquite, Texas (N.Mesquite/NMMI)
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| 28 | Chris Williams | WR | 5-8 | 157 | Sr. | Rio Rancho, NM (Rio Rancho H.S.)
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| 29 | Victor Johnson | DB | 5-11 | 200 | Fr. | San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay HS)
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| 30 | Kenny Evora | SS | 6-4 | 239 | So. | Widefield, Colo. (Mesa Ridge)
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| 31 | Alphonso Powell | DB | 5-9 | 182 | So. | Copperas Cove, TX (Copperas Cove)
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| 32 | Chris Woods | DB | 5-10 | 184 | Jr. | Midland, Texas (Midland HS)
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| 34 | Jason Scott | LB | 5-10 | 207 | Jr. | Chino Hills, Calif. (Pasadena JC)
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| 35 | Chris Nwoko | LB | 6-1 | 228 | Sr. | Austin, Texas (Anderson HS)
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| 36 | Mark Waters | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Fr. | El Paso, Texas (Americas HS)
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| 37 | Ka'ua Adolpho | DE | 6-1 | 233 | So. | Kahuku, Hawai'i (Kahuku HS)
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| 38 | Brandon Perez | FB | 5-8 | 236 | Jr. | Sparta, N.J. (Pope John XXIII HS)
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| 39 | Spencer Diaz | DE | 6-5 | 206 | So. | Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces HS)
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| 39 | Ruben Martinez | RB | 6-1 | 200 | Fr. | Los Alamos, N.M. (Los Alamos HS)
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| 41 | Brennan Baiamonte | SS | 6-1 | 211 | Sr. | Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque HS)
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| 42 | Nick Paden | LB | 6-3 | 235 | Jr. | Folsom, Calif. (Butte JC)
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| 43 | Dylan Moss | FB | 5-9 | 260 | Jr. | Kailua, Hawai'i (Northern Colorado)
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| 44 | Chris Romero | DT | 6-4 | 276 | Jr. | Las Vegas, Nev. (Snow College)
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| 45 | Ndukwe Kas-Osaka | RB | 5-10 | 240 | Fr. | San Jose, Calif. (Andrew P. Hill HS)
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| 46 | Jordan Davenport | PK | 5-10 | 170 | Fr. | Plano, Texas (Plano West HS)
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| 47 | Boyblue Aoelua | LB | 5-10 | 217 | RFr. | American Somoa (Fagaitua HS)
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| 48 | Jeff Lucas | LB | 6-1 | 212 | RFr. | Berea, Ohio (Lakewood St. Edward )
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| 50 | Siaosi Tafuna | LB | 5-10 | 221 | RFr. | Kahuku, Hawai'i (Kahuku HS)
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| 51 | Ross Conner | LB | 5-10 | 212 | Jr. | Las Cruces, N.M. (Mayfield HS)
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| 52 | Teka Salicido | LB | 5-11 | 209 | So. | Hondo, N.M. (Hondo HS)
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| 53 | Randy Franzoy | LB | 6-3 | 221 | Fr. | Hatch, N.M. (Hatch HS)
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| 54 | Derek Hinkley | LB | 5-10 | 232 | RJr. | Kaneohe, Hawai'i
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| 56 | Sam King | LB | 6-0 | 223 | Sr. | Las Vegas , Nev. (Palo Verde HS)
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| 58 | Anthony Smith | NT | 6-1 | 225 | Fr. | Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS)
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| 59 | David Norman | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Jr. | Poway, Calif. (San Diego Mesa JC)
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| 60 | Derek Thompson | OL | 6-2 | 290 | RFr. | El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS)
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| 61 | JR Saulietis | OL | 6-3 | 310 | Jr. | Cloudcroft, N.M. (Cloudcroft HS)
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| 62 | Mike Grady | OL | 6-3 | 302 | RFr. | Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll HS)
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| 63 | Richie Bolin | OL | 6-1 | 291 | Sr. | Bakersfield, Calif (North Bakersfield)
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| 64 | Ana Tuiasosopo | NT | 5-9 | 308 | RFr. | Honolulu, Hawai'i (Saint Louis)
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| 65 | Polo Gutierrez | OL | 6-2 | 304 | Sr. | Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll H.S)
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| 67 | Joseph Palmer | OL | 6-3 | 308 | Jr. | Spring, Texas (Spring HS)
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| 68 | Spencer Mauai | OL | 6-0 | 295 | Fr. | Kahuku, Hawai'i (Kahuku HS)
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| 70 | Wallace Jennings | OL | 6-2 | 277 | RFr. | American Samoa, (Leone)
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| 72 | Sioeli Fakalata | NT | 6-3 | 313 | Jr. | Palo Alto , Calif. (St. Francis HS)
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| 73 | Patrick Blount | OL | 6-3 | 275 | So. | Dallas, Texas (Richland HS)
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| 74 | Joe Suder | OL | 6-6 | 346 | Jr. | Santa Rosa, Calif. (Arizona Western)
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| 76 | Chuck Taylor | OL | 6-3 | 345 | So. | Hamilton, N.J. (Hamiliton E. HS/ Fork Un.)
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| 77 | Joel Buschmann | OL | 6-3 | 289 | So. | Denver, Colo. (Columbine HS)
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| 78 | Kyle Smith | OL | 6-6 | 312 | RSo. | Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS)
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| 79 | Eddie Tautolo | OL | 6-4 | 360 | RFr. | American Samoa, (Samoa)
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| 80 | Jeremy Little | WR | 6-1 | 168 | Fr. | Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian)
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| 81 | Kenneth Buckley | WR | 5-9 | 187 | Sr. | Alvarado, Texas (Alvarado HS)
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| 82 | Ryan Franzoy | TE | 6-4 | 238 | RJr. | Hatch, N.M. (Hatch Valley H.S.)
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| 83 | Barry Huntley | WR | 6-0 | 182 | Jr. | Atlanta, G.A. (Chamblee HS)
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| 84 | Stephon Hatchett | WR | 5-8 | 170 | So. | Newport News, Va. (Warwick HS)
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| 85 | Drew Thatcher | WR | 5-9 | 190 | Sr. | T or C , N.M. (Hot Springs HS)
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| 86 | John Sorsby | WR | 6-0 | 179 | RFr. | Houston, Texas (Stratford HS)
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| 87 | Doug McDaniel | WR | 5-10 | 193 | Sr. | Albuquerque, N,M. (Rio Grande HS)
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| 88 | Julio Lopez | WR | 5-11 | 180 | Fr. | El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS)
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| 90 | E.J. Cannon | NT | 6-0 | 292 | RJr. | Odessa, Texas (Odessa/NMMI)
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| 91 | JD Davis | DT | 6-3 | 256 | Jr. | Marion, S.C. (Feather River College)
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| 93 | Ryan Jastram | PK | 6-1 | 198 | So. | Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt HS)
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| 94 | Kawika Shook | DE | 6-3 | 248 | Jr. | Kapolei, Hawai'i (Kamehameha HS)
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| 95 | Oren Long | DE | 6-2 | 260 | Sr. | Honolulu, Hawai'i (Alcorn State)
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| 96 | Kyle Hughes | K | 6-0 | 184 | So. | Columbia, S.C (Ridge View High School/ Hargarves)
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| 97 | Rhyan Anderson | DE | 6-5 | 263 | Sr. | Oak Creek, WI (Oak Creek HS)
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| 99 | Kyle Snyder | PK | 6-0 | 177 | RFr. | Katy, Texas (Cinco Rancho HS)
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