The 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...
in the
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2018.
The regular season began on August 25, 2018, and ended ...
. The Aggies were led by sixth–year head coach
Doug Martin and played their home games at
Aggie Memorial Stadium
Aggie Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is the home field of the FBS independent New Mexico State Aggies.
O ...
. They competed as an
independent
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. They finished the season 3–9.
Previous season
The Aggies finished the
2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in the final
Sun Belt
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play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. The Aggies received a bowl bid for the first time in 57 years where they defeated
Utah State
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
in the
Arizona Bowl
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.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Schedule
Game summaries
Wyoming
at Minnesota
at Utah State
New Mexico
at UTEP
Liberty
at Louisiana
Georgia Southern
at Texas State
Alcorn State
at BYU
at Liberty
References
New Mexico State
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...
New Mexico State Aggies football seasons
New Mexico State Aggies football
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as an independent.
Although New Mexico State is a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC ...
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