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1997 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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1997 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Big West)
Head coach	Tony Samuel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Jamrog (1st season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Big West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Utah State +	4	–	1	6	–	6
Nevada +	4	–	1	5	–	6
Boise State	3	–	2	5	–	6
Idaho	2	–	3	5	–	6
North Texas	2	–	3	4	–	7
New Mexico State	0	–	5	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1997 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tony Samuel, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial StadiuminLas Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	atArizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 10–41	58,607
September 6	atNew Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 24–61
September 13	Cal State Northridge*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 28–18	13,913	^[4]
September 27	atUTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 16–24	21,779
October 4	Cal Poly*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 35–38 ^OT
October 11	atBoise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 10–52	22,814
October 18	atUtah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–38	17,251
October 25	Arkansas State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 34–20
November 1	Nevada	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 24–45
November 8	North Texas	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 15–26
November 15	Idaho	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 18–35
*Non-conference game

References[edit]

^ "1997 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 74. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.

^ Fernando Dominguez (September 14, 1997). "Northridge Is Run Out of Town". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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