2009 New Mexico State Aggies Additional Info

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2009 New Mexico State Aggies Additional Information​

Coaching Staff

Head Coach:
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Official School Bio - DeWayne Walkerr

Assistant Coaches:
Official School Bios- Assistant Coaches
Earnest Wilson - Running Backs
Gary Uribe -Director of Sport Performance
Jason Lenzmeier - Offensive Line
Dale Lindsey- Asst. Head Coach/ Linebackers
R. Todd Littlejohn - Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
Keith Murphy - Wide Receiver/ Special Teams
Timm Rosenbach- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterback
Mike Rutenberg - Defensive Backs
Jesse Williams - Defensive Line
Juan Carlos Lozano - Football Program Coordinator
Brian Sheppard - Graduate Assistant - Offense
Darrel Turner - Graduate Assistant - Defense
Martha Valdez - Administrative Assistant
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Recruiting
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Starters Returning: 16 (Offense 7, Defense 7, Special Teams 2)

Notable Returners: RB Marquel Colston, FB Brandon Perez, TE Kyle Nelson, WR Marcus Anderson, OG Joe Palmer, OT Mike Grady, OT Kyle Smith, DE Justin Alford, DT EJ Cannon, LB Sam King, LB Ross Connor, LB Jason Scott, LB Nick Paden (Out for 2009 season with knee injury), CB Davon House, S Alphonso Powell, K/P Kyle Hughes

Starters Lost: 8 (Offense 4, Defense 4, Special Teams 0)

Notable Losses: QB Chase Holbrook, WR Chris Williams, WR AJ Harris, C Richie Bolin, OG Chuck Taylor, DT Rhyan Anderson, DT Oren Long, DE La'Auli Fonoti, CB Vincent Butler, S Brennan Biaimonte, S Derrick Richardson
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Incoming Recruits:

2010 Verbals

Scout.com - #113 class - 1-3*, 2-N/R - 3.00* average
Rivals.com - #111 class - 1-3*, 2-N/R - 3.00* average

Donyae Coleman WR 5-10 180 Compton, CA - N-R/N-R
Davonte Wallace OL 6-4 250 El Paso, TX - N-R/N-R
Robb Williamson DE 6-2 255 Woodland Hills, CA - 3*/3* - JUCO

2009 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #120 class - 1-4*, 0-3*, 21-2*, 0-N/R - 2.09* average
Rivals.com - #101 class - 0-4*, 5-3*, 16-2*, 1-N/R - 2.24* average

Marcus Allen WR 5-11.5 185 Modesto, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Dwayne Barton OL 6-4 280 San Francisco, CA - 2*/3* - JUCO
William Bullock WR 6-3 200 Torrance, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Lorenzo Caldwell CB 6-1 190 Norwalk, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Robert Clay RB 5-10 183 New Braunfels, TX - 2*/2*
[strike] Marquese Dunn RB 6-2 205 Pflugerville, TX - 2*/2* [/strike]
Ruben Escarsega OL 6-5 290 Roswell, NM - 2*/2*
Vincent Federico DT 6-4 290 Walnut, CA - 2*/2*
John Finau DT 6-0 290 Torrance, CA - 2*/2*
Jeff Fleming QB 6-4 195 Fullerton, CA - 2*/3* - JUCO
Jonta Green S 6-0 175 St. Petersburg, FL - 2*/2*
James Hall RB 5-7 161 Las Cruces, NM 2*/2*
Eric Hunter CB 5-11 160 Los Angeles, CA - 2*/3*
Rex Meikel DT 6-1 265 Yucaipa, CA - 2*/2*
David Quiroga WR 6-0 197 Chino Hills, CA - 2*/2*
Tanner Rust QB 6-3 190 Lakeside, CA - 2*/3*
[strike]Justin Smith S 6-2 190 Safford, AZ - 2*/2* [/strike]
Jake Swenson OT 6-6 305 El Paso, TX - 2*/2*
Ronny Torres TE 6-4 230 Fresno, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Branden Warner DT 6-2 280 Atlanta, GA - 4*/3* - JUCO
DeJuan Yates DT 6-2 280 Santa Clarita, CA - 2*/N-R - JUCO
Mike Yocius OL 6-4 295 Cary, IL - 2*/2*

2008 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #117 class - 1-4*, 3-3*, 14-2*, 2-1* - 2.15* average
Rivals.com - #116 class - 0-4*, 1-3*, 19-2*, 1-0* - 2.05* average

Justen Alford LB 6-1 221 Quincy, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Marcus Anderson WR 5-9 180 Pasadena, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Marquell Colston RB 5- 205 Modesto, CA - 3*/2* - JUCO
Jordan Davenport K 5-10 170 Plano, TX - 1*/2*
Jonathan Davis DT 6-1 220 Marion, SC - 2*/2* - JUCO
Victor Johnson CB 5-11 200 San Diego, CA - 2*/2*
Todd Lee RB 5-9 160 Baton Rouge, LA - 2*/2*
Jeremy Little WR 6-1 180 Shreveport, LA - 2*/2*
Ruben Martinez RB 6-0 199 Los Alamos, NM - 2*/2*
David Norman OL 6-5 300 San Diego, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Nick Paden LB 6-2 231 Oroville, CA - 4*/2* - JUCO
Donovan Roberts RB 6-0 193 Mansfield, TX - 2*/2*
Chris Romero DE 6-3 265 Ephraim, UT - 2*/2* - JUCO
Donte Savage DE 6-3 255 Portland, OR - 3*/3* - JUCO
Jason Scott LB 6-0 210 Pasadena, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Anthony Smith DT 6-1 225 Mesa, AZ - 2*/2*
Seth Smith RB 5-9 190 Visalia, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO
Joe Suder OL 6-6 330 Yuma, AZ - 3*/2* - JUCO
Trevor Walls QB 6-6 209 Waverly, OH - 1*/2*
[strike]Lavorick Williams WR 6-3 187 Odessa, TX - 2*/2* [/strike]

2007 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #113 class - 1-3*, 19-2*, 1-1* - 2.00* average
Rivals.com - #82 class - 2-3*, 19-2*, 0-1* - 2.10* average

Boyblue Aoelua LB 5-11 220 Pago Pago, American Samoa - 2*/2*
[strike]Randell Bell RB 5-9 205 Chatham, VA - 2*/3* [/strike]
[strike]Vincent Butler CB 5-11 190 Roswell, NM - 3*/3* - JUCO [/strike]
EJ Cannon DT 6-1 290 Roswell, NM - 2*/2* - JUCO
Kenny Evora S 6-3 220 Widefield, CO - 1*/2* - PREP
Junior Fasavalu S 6-2 185 Long Beach, CA - 2*/2*
Julius Fleming RB 5-9 175 Baton Rouge, LA - 2*/2* - PREP
Michael Grady OL 6-2 295 Corpus Christi, TX - 2/2*
Kyle Hughes K 6-1 190 Columbia, SC - 2*/2*
Wallace Jennings OL 6-3 310 Pago Pago, American Samoa - 2*/2*
[strike]Jeff Lucas LB 6-3 215 Lakewood, OH - 2*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Raymond Manumaleuna DT 6-3 310 Laie, HI - 2*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]JJ McDermott QB 6-4 220 Katy, TX - 2*/2* [/strike]
Ronald Opetaia RB 5-10 205 Pago Pago, American Samoa - 2*/2*
[strike]Nick Ply LB 6-3 238 Oak Park, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
Alphonso Powell CB 5-11 180 Copperas Cova, TX - 2*/2* - PREP
Eddie Tautolo OL 6-5 300 Pago Pago, American Samoa - 2*/2*
[strike]Chuck Taylor OL 6-3 320 Fork Union, VA - 2*/2* - PREP [/strike]
[strike]Ana Tuiososopa DT 5-10 290 - Honolulu, HI - 2*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Russell Wantowski DE 6-1 210 Chatham, VA - 2*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Chris West WR 6-1 200 Devine, TX - 2*/2* [/strike]

2006 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #119 class - 4-2*, 10-1* - 1.29* average
Rivals.com - #112 class - 14-2*, 0-1* - 2.00* average

BJ Adolpho LB 5-11 215 Kahuku, HI - 1*/2* -
Patrick Blount OL 6-6 282 Richland Hills, TX - 1*/2*
Christopher Buckner WR 6-1 181 Arlington, TX - 1*/2*
Joel Buschmann OL 6-4 281 Littleton, CO - 1*/2*
[strike]JD Dowling LB 6-1 210 McKinney, TX - 2*/2* [/strike]
Sioeli Fakalata DT 6-4 295 Mountain View, CA - 1*/2*
[strike]James Farrelly OL 6-4 285 Boulder City, NV - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Dante Floyd LB 6-0 232 Oakland, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Glenn Heim DT 6-2 275 Corpus Christi - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Brett Leeds OL 6-4 285 Glendale, AZ - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Tarik Perry LB 6-0 249 - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Mark Pole OL 6-8 340 Oakland, CA - 2*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
Kawika Shook DT 6-3 265 Honolulu, HI - 2*/2*
Kyle Smith OL 6-7 315 Arlington, TX - 1*/2*

2005 Recruiting Class

Scout.com - #112 class - 1-2*, 22-1* - 1.04* average
Rivals.com - #103 class - 23-2*, 0-1* - 2.00* average

[strike]Richie Bolin DE 6-2 270 Bakersfield, CA - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Dustin Bruns OL 6-4 280 Amarillo, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Roberto Davis OL 6-4 255 Copperas Cove, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Max Fairclough LB 6-2 215 Kahuku, HI - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Lauli Fonoti TE 6-2 225 Kahuku, HI - 1*/2* [/strike]
Ryan Fraznoy TE 6-2 210 Hatch, NM - 1*/2*
[strike]Royal Gill QB 6-5 215 Tucson, AZ - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Scott Grantham QB 6-1 175 El Paso, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Gerald Guerrier S 5-11 185 Irvington, NJ - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Polo Gutierrez OL 6-2 276 Corpus Christi, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]AJ Harris WR 6-2 190 Baton Rouge, LA - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Maveu Heimuli OL 6-4 335 Kahuku, HI - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Michael Hernishin LB 6-2 235 Rancho Cucamonga, CA - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Jahmeel Hobson WR 5-10 165 El Paso, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Cole Marton S 6-0 195 San Marcos, CA - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Jarrod McCullar S 6-2 190 Terrell, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Maurice Murray DE 6-3 280 Long Beach, CA - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
David Niumatalolo DT 6-4 300 Kahuku, HI - 1*/2*
[strike]Matt Schoonover OL 6-3 275 Copperas Cove, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Chris Williams RB 5-8 145 Rio Rancho, NM - 2*/2* [/strike]
[strike]Tim Woloschak TE 6-2 243 Phoenix, AZ - 1*/2* - JUCO [/strike]
[strike]Chris Woods CB 5-10 185 Midland, TX - 1*/2* [/strike]
Michael Zant CB 5-11 180 Midland, TX - 1*/2*

[strike]No longer on roster [/strike]
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The Lighter Side

There are 120 teams in Division I football. This week's opponent, according to Jeff Sagarin, is rated 148th. How bad is New Mexico State? Here's a post from a thread titled "Optimistic outlook on remainder of the season" from the Aggies' scout.com site:
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@Ohio State - Let's get real here. I'm hoping their coach that looks like my accountant goes easy on the Aggies with a final score of something like 52-0. No joke. Not bashing the Aggies, just being real. This game could get ugly right after the coin toss. Let's just pull a Hal Mumme by showing up for the game, avoid injuries, and leave with a fat pay check. Loss.

Some optimism. But, hey, it sounds like he's got a decent accountant anyway. In any case, as a consequence there's not a whole lot to write about this week making the Lighter Side feel not much unlike Tennessee's Daniel Lincoln lining up to attempt to kick a ball over a phone book.

But, the good news is that week 9 of the season typically ushers in talking head talk of "who's getting screwed by the BCS?" Granted, not one team is currently getting screwed by the BCS since the BCS doesn't count until after the season is concluded, but talking heads need something to talk about and this year seems especially poised for the annual way too early gnashing of teeth. How so? Well consider that the only team in the BCS top 8 who is not undefeated is USC (6-1). That means the SEC has undefeated Florida and Alabama, the Big XII rests on Texas, the Big Ten has Iowa, the Mountain West boasts TCU, the Western Athletic's gets a money shot from Boise State while the Big East represents with Cincinnati.

Of course, we can be certain that one of Alabama or Florida will not end up that way. Eventually, Florida and Alabama will have to get in to a bidding war with SEC Officials to ascertain which of the two should go to the BCS Championship game. Both schools have significant war chests and it's therefore impossible to say which will be willing and able to pay the most at this time. A lot of that rides on how poorly both teams play against inferior competition on the road to the Georgia Dome. Likewise, there's no guarantee that Iowa will end the season without a blemish. That will depend on how deep their reservoir of good fortune is. Using up gallon after gallon to beat the Northern Iowas and Arkansas States of the world might not leave enough to overcome Ohio State. We'll see.

But, the rest of the teams on the list are in solid position to end up without a loss. Texas' toughest remaining game is this week against No. 14 Oklahoma State, TCU will have to battle No. 16 Utah eventually, while Cincinnati still has No. 21 West Virginia to consider and the No. 15 Fighting Wanstadts. Boise State, if you're wondering, won't play a team that has any hope of beating them until Saturday September 25, 2010 (not counting their bowl, of course). If you're a BCS hater this is your year. It's possible, maybe even somewhat likely, that there will be 6 undefeated teams come selection time which means that no less than 4 teams will be "screwed" out of their shot at the title. What's more, if playoffs started today, here's what your 8 team bracket would look like:

(1) Florida...................................Alabama (2)
(8) Cincinnati............................Boise State (7)

(5) USC...........................................TCU (5)
(4) Iowa........................................Texas (3)

Now, I think what's listed above perfectly illustrates the difference between optimism and reason. An optimistic BCS hater can argue "Boise State could beat Alabama. I mean, they beat Oklahoma a couple years ago, and it's not like Bama hasn't lost to a mid major on the big stage." He could argue, "Texas - TCU isn't a gimme. Mountain West teams are legit, just like Utah proved last year!" He might even try to throw together some argument that Cincinnati can match up with Florida (I mean, is Cincinnati any worse that teams like Tennessee and Arkansas?) and that Kirk Ferentz knows enough voodoo to put one over on Southern Cal. In short, again, one could argue that these games look interesting.

But, what if you had to lay $100,000 of your real dollars on these games - no line, straight up winner take all. As you might now see, when it matters to you and you are forced to think it through, you're not seriously going to drop 100 grand on Cincinnati over Florida are you? Iowa over USC? Boise over Bama? TCU over Texas? No. Of course you aren't. Because at the end of the day, deep down inside, you know who the better teams are already. Sure watching a mid-major pull the upset is fun, and often times funny, but not even the most optimistic among us will put big time bank on it.

And when it comes to fun and funny, as Ohio State fans, what more do we need that the University of Michigan and their stereotypical fan?

I mean, how fun is it that after jetting out to a 4-0 start with a "great" win over Notre Dame and, according to John Saunders, an "impressive" come from behind win over Indiana (wait... Indiana?) that Michigan has dropped back to earth by losing its last 3 conference games. That's fun enough, but there's more. After having his name ridiculously bandied about with the word "Heisman" earlier this season, Michigan's own Alfred E. Newman look-alike has gone from "big time gamer" to a stat line of: 49 of 102 (48%) for 641 (135.2/ game) with 4 Tds and 4 INTs (not counting the Delaware State game in which he threw 2 passes) over his last 3 games. In the meantime, a certain can't miss, lock-down defensive back missed horribly when it was learned that not only couldn't he cover a stationary object, he couldn't follow even RichRod's team rules. Think about that. Chris Henry and PacMan Jones were able to follow whatever these "team rules" are when they played for Johnny Snake-oil. But, Boo Boo found a way to break them? I can only imagine what sort of twisted and sick human foulness must be at issue.

But, it gets better. Now the NCAA is sniffing around Ann Arbor. Believe what you want about whether or not every school "requires" that their players put in far more time for football than the rules allow. Believe what you want about whether or not RichRod "requires" it, or if it is indeed just one of those things that the players realize they have to do in today's game. Do the math. The NCAA says "Hey, we're looking for major NCAA violations concerning your football program" within a week of AD Bill Martin saying he's stepping down. This might not end up being about extra practice time, folks. Of course, it could be about a civil complaint filed against a former running back alleging significant financial inducements too, which means the NCAA will just "investigate" for the next 5 years. In any case, it's fun to watch them squirm, isn't it?

I'm sorry if this week's lighter side didn't quite do it for you. Like I said, it's hard to come up with much to talk about when you're waiting to take on New Mexico State. But, complicating the issue further was that I wrote this piece on my blackberry while I was enjoying dinner with Juan Pablo Montoya. In case you're wondering, we each had a nice greasy burger which we washed down with a couple of whiskey shots we had dropped in our beers.

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Traditions & Opponent Perspective

Aggies
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The nickname "Aggies" is intended to represent early settlers of the west who, in the unforgiving desert, had to become experts of agriculture in order to survive.

Pete

New Mexico State's "Pete" is a mascot who was born of the following legend: In the late 1860's, so the story goes, an 8-year-old boy named Frank Eaton was working the fields with his father. A gang of former Confederate vigilantes came upon them, robbing and killing the father. A friend taught the youngster how to handle a gun and left him with the following advice, "My boy, may an old man's curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father."

Eaton, now 15, went to Fort Gibson in the Indian territory to learn from the U.S. Cavalry soldiers stationed there. But, it was the young boy who would do the teaching, out-shooting everyone with his lightning quick Colt forty-five. After being awarded a medal by the Fort Gibson commanding officer for marksmanship, he was given a new nickname, Pistol Pete.

In his 30's, so it is said, Pistol Pete found the men who robbed and killed his father, and had many more wild-west adventures making him a legend.

Fight Song

Aggies, Oh Aggies!
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The hills send back the cry,
We're here to do or die!
Aggies, Oh Aggies!
We'll win this game or know the reason why!

And when we win this game,
We'll buy a keg of booze,
And we'll drink it to the Aggies 'till we wobble in our shoes!

A---G---G---I---E---S--!
AGGIES! AGGIES!
GO AGGIES!
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Alma Mater

Our Alma Mater, now to thee,
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We lift our voice of praise,
We love thy walls, we love thy halls,
And all thy pleasant ways.
We love thy wisdom and thy strength,
Thy truth which makes men free.
Thine, Thine we are in peace or war,
Our own N.M.A.C.

Led by the banner's crimson folds,
We'll march the upward way.
As heroes of the common life
Thy sons would serve their day.
Through toil and triumph, peace and pain
With patience taught by thee,
We'll fight our fight beneath thy flag,
Our own N.M.A.C.

With hope and courage, faith and joy,
we face the future bright;
Thy ringing call is in our ears,
they strong hand gives us might.
As thy brave sons have ever done,
So in the years to be,
We'll guard they honor with our lives,
Our own N.M.A.C
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Crimson & White

The school colors are intended to trigger emotion, pride and a sense of identity. Crimson is believed to be among the most stimulating of all colors and represents power, vigor, strength, and leadership. White, on the other hand, is intending to suggest purity, innocence, prestige and good. In keeping with the "Aggie" tradition, white also suggests springtime and summer, the seasons when crops are planted.
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The "A"

The 'A" has been emblazoned on many things including local buildings and other landmarks and signifies Aggie Pride. The most visible A is on the Tortugas Mountains east of the campus, and is painted every year. It stands some 330 feet tall. The original reason for painting the Mountains comes from the realization that the only building on campus that had not been conquered with the A was the administration building - Hadley Hall. But, owing to the steep architecture and domed top, it was far too difficult or dangerous to construct an A on it. However, a number of students realized if they painted the A on the Mountains, if they stood at the base of "the Horseshoe," it would appear that an 'A' was standing atop the dome. And so it was that Hadley Hall was conquered as well.
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'The Pride Marching Band'

The 'PRIDE' of New Mexico is the marching band at New Mexico State University and is composed of approximately 250 of musicians, dancers, and auxiliary. The 'PRIDE' provide entertainment at football games, parades, and almost any NMSU event as well as hosting a major marching band competition in the fall. Like the Ohio State Marching Band, the members and staff of the 'PRIDE' make it their goal to be the best marching band in the nation and consider themselves not just an ensemble but a family whose ties are forever.
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Victory Bell

A gift from the Class of 1939 the Victory Bell was originally housed in an open-sided structure on the Horseshoe and rung to announce Aggie victories. Then in 1972, it was rededicated as the NMSU Engineer's Bell and now sits on a platform near Goddard Hall. On game days, various school organizations take turns toting the ringing bell around Las Cruces prior to kick-off before delivering it to Aggie Memorial Stadium where it waits to be run again after victory.
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Trophy Games

New Mexico State vs. New Mexico: The Maloof Trophy
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Though the in-state rivalry dates back to 1894, New Mexico State - New Mexico now award a traveling trophy to the winning team and have done so for the last six years.
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New Mexico State vs. Texas-El Paso
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Two traveling trophies have been created to signify victory in this 85 year boarder war:

The Silver Spade
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A replica of a prospector's shovel, the silver spade has gone to the victor in each game since 1955. The tradition is born of a prospector's shovel that was unearthed in 1947 near the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces. The relevance to both schools relates to the major fields of study at New Mexico State (Agriculture) and UTEP (Mining and Metallurgy). The replica shovel is engraved with the score of each Aggie-Miner game.

The Brass Spittoon

For the past 17 years, however, they also traded the Old Brass Spitton, formerly named "the Mayors Cup." The Brass Spittoon came into existence in 1982, when former Las Cruces Mayor David Steinborn and former El Paso Mayor Jonathan Rogers agreed to present an additional trophy to the winner of the storied Aggie-Miner football rivalry.
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Rio Grande Championship
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There are three universities along the Rio Grand River: New Mexico, New Mexico State and Texas-El Paso. The Rio Grande Championship is awarded to the team with the best record in head-to-head meetings among the trio.
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Smoki

Smoki the wonder dog is present at all Aggie home games. He has the job of retrieving the kicking tee after Aggie kick offs.
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School Name

Original known as New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, in 1959, after two years of state wide debate, the board of regents ultimately voted to change the name of the school to New Mexico State University as a symbol of progress, growth and stature.
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Historical Data

New Mexico State University: (Las Cruces, NM) Founded 1888

Football 1st Season: 1893
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Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Constructed: 1978
Seating Capacity: 30,343 (record 32.993)
Playing Surface: Natural Grass (Bremuda hybrid)
Conference: Western Athletic Conference since 2005
Colors: Crimson and White
Mascot: Pistol Pete
College Classification: D-IA (or equivalent) since 1973
Conference Championships: 4 Conference Championships: 1938* and 1960 (Border Intercollegiate AA), 1976* and 1978 (Missouri Valley) (*=Co-Champions)
Consensus All-Americans: 1 (Pervis Atkins)
College Hall-of-Famers: 2 (Warren Woodson and Pervis Atkins, who will enter with Chris Spielman next year)
Pro Hall-of-Famers: 0
Award Winners: 1 AFCA COY, Warren Woodson in 1960
National Championships: 0 National Titles
Number of AP/Coaches final rankings: AP-#17 in 1960, Coaches- #19 in 1960
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Records

All Time: 416-553-31 (.432)
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Bowl Games: 2-0-1 (.833) Most recently a 20-13 win over Utah State in the 1960 Sun Bowl.
All Time vs the Big Ten: 0-2 (.000) versus current conference members, regardless of when the games were played.
All Time vs the Ohio State Buckeyes: 0-0-0
Coach's Record: DeWayne Walker, 2009-present, 3-5-0 (.375)

2008 Season: 3-9-0 (.250)
Sep 13 - L at Nebraska, 7-38
Sep 20 - W at UTEP, 34-33
Sep 27 - L vs New Mexico, 24-35
Oct 04 - W vs Alcorn St, 45-10
Oct 11 - W at Nevada, 48-45
Oct 18 - L vs San Jose St, 14-31
Oct 25 - L at Idaho, 14-20
Nov 01 - L vs Boise St, 0-49
Nov 08 - L vs Hawaii, 30-42
Nov 15 - L at Fresno St, 17-24
Nov 22 - L vs La Tech, 31-35
Nov 29 - L at Utah St, 2-47

2009 Schedule 3-5-0 (.375)
Sep 05 - L vs Idaho, 6-21
Sep 12 - W vs Prairie View A&M, 21-18
Sep 19 - L vs UTEP, 12-38
Sep 26 - W at New Mexico, 20-17
Oct 03 - L at San Diego St, 17-34
Oct 10 - W vs Utah St, 20-17
Oct 17 - L at La Tech, 7-45
Oct 24 - L vs Fresno St, 3-34
Oct 31 - at Ohio St, Noon ET
Nov 14 - at Hawaii, 8:05 Mtn
Nov 21 - vs Nevada, 6:00 Mtn
Nov 28 - at San Jose St, 6:00 Mtn
Dec 05 - at Boise St, 1:00 Mtn
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Links

Official Sites:
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Official School Site - NMSU.edu
Official Alumni Site - New Mexico State Alumni Association
Student Newspaper - The Round Up
Official Athletic Site - NMSUSports.com
Official Conference Site - WACSports.com
Roster and Bios - NMSUSports.com
2009 Schedule and Results - NMSUSports.com
2009 Media Guide - NMSUSports.com
2009 Statistics - NMSUSports.com
2009 Coaches and Bios - NMSUSports.com

Message Boards and Team Pages:
Team Page - Rivals.com
Team Page - Scout.com
Team Page - CBSSports.com
Team Page - FoxSports.com
Team Page - NCAA
Team Page - ESPN
Team Page- USA Today
Team Page - CNN/SI
Team Page - Sporting News
Team Page - AOL
Team Page - Covers
Blog - BleedCrimson
Blog - SBNation
Message Boards - Scout
Message Boards - College Sports Fans

Local News Sources:
Las Cruces Sun-News - Local News
El Paso Times - Local News
Albuquerque Journal - Local News
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Preseason Rankings and Watch Lists

Unranked in AP and Coaches Preseason Polls

No players on Preseason Watch Lists
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Link to 2009 New Mexico State Aggies Game Preview​

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Note: Statistical data was complied using a variety of sources, including:
Stassen (Chris Stassen) - Data
College Football Data Warehouse - Data
American College Football-RSFC (Dave Wilson) - Data
D1A Football (Formerly WALJ 10 College Football) - Data
National Champs.net - Data
Hickok Sports - Data

 

[spurrier]

wow, thorough report about a team that will lose by 40..

 

[jwinslow]

wow, thorough report about a team that will lose by 40..

Another quality contribution to bp.

 

[Taosman]

Really, it is hard to get any info on New Mexico State! Even locally. I'm surprised there is this much. UNM hogs all the headlines. But, the Aggies did beat the Lobos this year(for what it's worth). Both teams suck right now. Both have "name" coaches who recently took charge.
Locksley(UNM) is in big trouble right now which is a very bad sign for a new hire.
Walker(UNMS 2009) looks like a better hire. Whether he is actually a better coach remains to be seen. He was defensive co-ordinator at UCLA.

More on Coach Walker
In December 2006, his defense held the rival USC Trojans football team to under 10 points for the first time since 2001. It helped the Bruins end a seven game losing streak in the UCLA-USC rivalry.
Following the dismissal of UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell in December 2007, Walker was asked to be the head coach of the Bruins in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. Dorrell was offered the opportunity to coach a final game, but declined.[2][3] The Bruins faced Mountain West Conference champion Brigham Young University, a team they defeated earlier in the season. BYU beat UCLA 17-16 when BYU Cougars defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired.[4] This left Walker with a 0-1 record as head coach.
After the Las Vegas bowl game, speculations arose on whether Walker would return to the program. Among others, he received an offer to replace Kent Baer as defensive coordinator at the University of Washington. On January 1, 2008, Sporting News columnist Tom Dienhart reported that Walker had accepted the offer.[5] The story, however, turned out to be untrue, as Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Foster reported that Walker would stay at UCLA and remain defensive coodinator for the Bruins.[6] The Sporting News later retracted the story. Walker interviewed for the UCLA Bruin head coaching position and was one of the leading candidates for the position along with Rick Neuheisel, Al Golden of Temple, and Norm Chow. The job eventually went to Neuheisel and Walker remained as defensive coordinator.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWayne_Walker