New Mexico State's schedule consists of six home games and six away games for the 2022 season.[7]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 27 8:00 p.m. Nevada ESPN2 L 12–2323,371 7:00 p.m. at Minnesota BTN L 0–3844,012 September 10 7:00 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ L 13–2023,325 September 17 1:30 p.m. at Wisconsin BTN L 7–6673,080 September 24 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM FloSports W 45–2612,897 October 1 6:00 p.m. FIU Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM FloSports L 7–2110,423 October 15 6:00 p.m. New Mexico FloSports W 21–920,132 October 22 4:00 p.m. San Jose State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM FloSports Canceled October 29 1:30 p.m. at UMass ESPN3 W 23–139,274 November 12 2:00 p.m. Lamar Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM FloSports W 51–148,367 November 19 5:00 p.m. at Missouri ESPNU L 14–4545,231 November 26 10:00 a.m. at Liberty ESPN+ W 49–1418,837 December 3 1:00 p.m. Valparaiso Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM FloSports W 65–314,784 12:30 p.m. vs. Bowling Green ESPN W 24–1922,987
Nevada Wolf Pack at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 17 0 6 23 Aggies 0 2 7 3 12
at Aggie Memorial Stadium , Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date : August 27Game time : 8:00 p.m. MDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind : NE 6 MPHGame attendance : 23,371Referee : Steve BaronTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Roy Philpott, Andre Ware , and Paul CarcaterraBox score , Recap
Game information First quarter Second quarter
NMSU – Shane Illingworth tackled in end zone, 13:38. Aggies 2–0. NEV – Devonte Lee 32-yard run (Brandon Talton kick), 10:02. Wolf Pack 7–2. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:28. NEV – Brandon Talton 28-yard field goal, 4:08. Wolf Pack 10–2. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:26. NEV – Devonte Lee 4-yard run (Brandon Talton kick), 0:42. Wolf Pack 17–2. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:26. Third quarter
NMSU – Kordell David 10-yard pass from Gavin Frakes (Ethan Albertson kick), 5:19. Wolf Pack 17–9. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:50. Fourth quarter
NEV – Brandon Talton 34-yard field goal, 14:56. Wold Pack 20–9. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:23. NMSU – Ethan Albertson 46-yard field goal, 8:12. Wolf Pack 20–12. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 6:35. NEV – Brandon Talton 38-yard field goal, 1:35. Wolf Pack 23–12. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:46.
Statistics
Statistics NEV NMSU First downs 18 16 Total yards 257 303 Rushing yards 179 85 Passing yards 78 218 Turnovers 0 5 Time of possession 31:44 28:16
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Shane Illingowrth 7/12, 51 yards Rushing Toa Taua 19 rushes, 109 yards Receiving Tyrese Mack 4 receptions, 40 yards New Mexico State Passing Gavin Frakes 9/13, 143 yards, TD, INT Rushing Diego Pavia 5 rushes, 36 yards Receiving Justice Powers 2 receptions, 74 yards
Game information First quarter MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 4-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 9:50. Golden Gophers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:05. Second quarter
MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 14:47. Golden Gophers 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 12:58. MINN – Matthew Trickett 26-yard field goal, 8:26. Golden Gophers 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:22. MINN – Tanner Morgan 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 0:19. Golden Gophers 24–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:25. Third quarter
MINN – Tanner Morgan 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 6:31. Golden Gophers 31–0. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 8:23. MINN – Trey Potts 1-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick), 0:09. Golden Gophers 38–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:00. Fourth quarter
Statistics
Statistics NMSU MINN First downs 6 31 Total yards 91 485 Rushing yards 38 297 Passing yards 53 188 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 15:30 44:30
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Gavin Frakes 2/7, 43 yards, INT Rushing Diego Pavia 3 rushes, 14 yards Receiving Justice Powers 1 receptions, 34 yards Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 13/19, 174 yards Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 21 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD Receiving Mike Brown-Stephens 3 receptions, 52 yards
New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 6 7 13 Miners 3 14 3 0 20
at Sun Bowl , El Paso, Texas
Date : September 10Game time : 7:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind : NW 2 MPHGame attendance : 23,325Referee : Michael VanderveldeTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Erik Elken and Jacob BoggsBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics NMSU UTEP First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving UTEP Passing Rushing Receiving
Game information First quarter WIS – Braelon Allen 39-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 13:30 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:22. Second quarter WIS – Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 14:56 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:40. WIS – Keontez Lewis 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick), 12:22. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:37. WIS – Braelon Allen 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 11:17 Wisconsin 28–0 Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:41. WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 6:09 Wisconsin 35–0 Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:33. Third quarter WIS – Skyler Bell 49-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick), 10:21. Wisconsin 42–0. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:10. WIS – Skyler Bell 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick), 6:53. Wisconsin 49–0. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:50. WIS – Isaac Guerendo 3-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 1:41 Wisconsin 56–0 Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:56. Fourth quarter WIS – Isaac Guerendo 30-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 11:48 Wisconsin 63–0 Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:28. NMS – Ahmonte Watkins 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 8:10 Wisconsin 63–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38. WIS – Nate Van Zelst 27-yard field goal, 3:58. Wisconsin 66–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:12.
Statistics
Statistics NMSU WISC First downs 14 24 Total yards 242 595 Rushing yards 118 260 Passing yards 124 335 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 28:43 31:17
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 6/19, 52 yards, INT Rushing Star Thomas 9 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Jordin Parker 1 reception, 36 yards Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 12/15, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Braelon Allen 15 rushes, 86 yards, 3 TD Receiving Skyler Bell 4 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 7 3 7 9 26 Aggies 14 21 7 3 45
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date : September 24Game time : 6:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind : SE 3 MPHGame attendance : 12,897Referee : Steve BaronTV announcers (FloSports ) : Adam Young, Danny Knee, and Andy MorganBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics HAW NMSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Hawaii Passing Rushing Receiving New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving
FIU Panthers at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 14 0 0 21 Aggies 0 7 0 0 7
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date : October 1Game time : 6:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind : NW 9 MPHGame attendance : 10,423Referee : Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (FloSports) : Adam Young, Danny Knee, and Andy MorganBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics FIU NMSU First downs 20 14 Total yards 344 221 Rushing yards 162 82 Passing yards 182 139 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 30:45 29:15
Team Category Player Statistics FIU Passing Grayson James 13/19, 175 yards, 3 TD Rushing Lexington Joseph 14 rushes, 80 yards Receiving Tyrese Chambers 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 8/14, 85 yards Rushing Jamoni Jones 12 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Bryce Childress 5 receptions, 43 yards
New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 3 3 0 3 9 Aggies 7 0 14 0 21
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date : October 15Game time : 6:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : 2 MPHGame attendance : 20,132Referee : Mike CuttoneTV announcers (FloSports) : Adam Young, Danny Knee, and Tatiana FavelaBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics UNM NMSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico Passing Rushing Receiving New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving
San Jose State (cancelled) edit The day before the game, October 21, San Jose State freshman running back Camdan McWright was struck by a school bus, sustaining fatal injuries.[8] The game between the Spartans and Aggies was postponed to allow San Jose State players time to grieve before the game was outright canceled.[9] New Mexico State would later schedule a game against Valparaiso as a replacement.
New Mexico State Aggies at UMass Minutemen – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 10 6 7 23 Minutemen 3 10 0 0 13
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium , Hadley, Massachusetts
Date : October 29Game time : 1:30 p.m. MDT/3:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind : S 2 MPHGame attendance : 9,274Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ESPN3 ) : Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh , and Matt GoldsteinBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics NMSU MASS First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving UMass Passing Rushing Receiving
Lamar Cardinals at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 7 14 Aggies 17 20 14 0 51
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date : November 12Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind : NW 3 MPHGame attendance : 8,367Referee : Cal McNeilTV announcers (FloSports) : Adam Young, Danny Knee, and Andy MorganBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics LAM NMSU First downs 14 22 Total yards 247 433 Rushing yards 125 187 Passing yards 122 246 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 25:22 29:37
Team Category Player Statistics Lamar Passing Nick Yockey 7/13, 89 yards, TD Rushing Hunter Batten 3 carries, 44 yards, TD Receiving Devyn Gibbs 3 receptions, 47 yards New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 14/19, 154 yards, 2 TD Rushing Diego Pavia 8 carries, 81 yards Receiving Ta'ir Brooks 2 receptions, 70 yards
New Mexico State Aggies at Missouri Tigers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 7 7 14 Tigers 7 14 14 10 45
at Faurot Field , Columbia, Missouri
Date : November 19Game time : 5:00 p.m. MST/6:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear • Temperature : 26 °F (−3 °C) • Wind : SE 14 MPHGame attendance : 45,231Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Drew Carter and Forrest ConolyBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics NMSU MIZ First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving Missouri Passing Rushing Receiving
New Mexico State Aggies at Liberty Flames – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 21 14 7 49 Flames 7 0 0 7 14
at Williams Stadium , Lynchburg, Virginia
Date : November 26Game time : 10:00 a.m. MST/12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind : SW 5 MPHGame attendance : 18,837Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ESPN+) : Matt Warner , Joe Jauch, and Emily AustenBox score , Recap
Statistics
Statistics NMSU LIB First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Rushing Receiving Liberty Passing Rushing Receiving
Valparaiso Beacons at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Beacons 0 3 0 0 3 Aggies 21 14 17 13 65
at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Date : December 3Game time : 1:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : N 7 MPHGame attendance : 14,784TV announcers (FloSports) : Adam Young, Danny Knee, and Andy MorganBox score , Recap
Game information First quarter NMSU – Jonathan Brady 50-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 9:25. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:22. NMSU – Justice Powers 69-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 4:33. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:45. NMSU – Kordell David 70-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 2:44. Aggies 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11. Second quarter
VAL – Brian Bartholomew 49-yard field goal, 13:59. Aggies 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:40. NMSU – Bryce Childress 72-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 13:02. Aggies 28–3. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:50. NMSU – Diego Pavia 13-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 6:23. Aggies 35–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:11. Third quarter
NMSU – Jamoni Jones 2-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 10:52. Aggies 42–3. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:03. NMSU – Star Thomas 1-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 6:39. Aggies 49–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:46. NMSU – Ethan Albertson 42-yard field goal, 5:03. Aggies 52–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:34. Fourth quarter
NMSU – Ahmonte Watkins 78-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 14:33. Aggies 59–3. Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:00. NMSU – Jonathan Brady 8-yard pass from Weston Eget (run failed), 10:18. Aggies 65–3. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:58.
Statistics
Statistics VAL NMSU First downs 15 20 Total yards 188 621 Rushing yards 28 232 Passing yards 160 389 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 40:09 19:51
Team Category Player Statistics Valparaiso Passing Michael Appel Jr. 16/31, 106 yards Rushing Aaron Dawson 13 rushes, 17 yards Receiving Braden Contreras 4 receptions, 40 yards New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 9/13, 323 yards, 4 TD Rushing Ahmonte Watkins 1 rush, 78 yards, TD Receiving Kordell David 3 receptions, 95 yards, TD
On November 29, New Mexico State announced that a game against Valparaiso had been scheduled in order to make-up for the canceled game against San Jose State. The Beacons, an FCS team, had played 11 games already so the NCAA had to approve a waiver in order for the game to be played. New Mexico State reached out to other schools such as Nevada, Wyoming, and Virginia Tech.[10] As the Aggies had already played an FCS team earlier in the season the program had to get a second waiver approved that would allow the team to become bowl eligible with two wins against FCS opponents. Two days before the game, December 1, the NCAA approved the waiver due to the canceled game against San Jose State.
With the win over the Beacons, and with NCAA approval, the Aggies became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2017 season .
Vs. Bowling Green (Quick Lane Bowl) edit New Mexico State Aggies vs. Bowling Green Falcons (2022 Quick Lane Bowl) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 7 10 0 24 Falcons 0 0 7 12 19
at Ford Field , Detroit, Michigan
Game information First quarter NMSU – Star Thomas 15-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 9:39. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:05. Second quarter
NMSU – Eric Marsh 2-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 7:36. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:11. Third quarter
NMSU – Ethan Albertson 35-yard field goal, 11:15. Aggies 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:45. BGSU – Ta'Ron Keith 75-yard kickoff return (Mason Lawler kick), 11:02. Aggies 17–7. NMSU – Ahmonte Watkins 45-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 3:26. Aggies 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:45. Fourth quarter
BGSU – Mason Lawler 49-yard field goal, 14:55. Aggies 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:31. BGSU – Davion Daniels blocked punt out of the end zone, 7:10. Aggies 24–12. BGSU – Tyrone Broden 19-yard pass from Camden Orth (Mason Lawler kick), 6:27. Aggies 24–19. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:43.
Statistics
Statistics NMSU BGSU First downs 21 16 Total yards 407 294 Rushing yards 240 84 Passing yards 167 221 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 38:10 21:50
Team Category Player Statistics New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 17/29, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ahmonte Watkins 9 rushes, 76 yards, TD Receiving Kordell David 5 receptions, 54 yards Bowling Green Passing Camden Orth 14/22, 191 yards, TD Rushing Jaison Patterson 6 rushes, 23 yards Receiving Ta'ron Keith 3 receptions, 69 yards
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