The 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented

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in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at

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, and competed as a first-year member of

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. They were led by second-year head coach

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. The season was one of the most successful in decades for the Aggies, as a win over

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on November 11 gave New Mexico State their first eight-win season since 1965 and a six-game winning streak, their longest since 1960. The victory also clinched a spot in the Conference USA Championship Game in the Aggies' first season in the conference. One week later, as 23.5-point underdogs, New Mexico State upset

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, the program's first-ever win over an SEC team. The Aggies also clinched bowl eligibility in back-to-back seasons for the first time since playing in the

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following the

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and

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seasons.

Preseason

Conference USA media poll

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Schedule

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Personnel

Game summaries

UMass

Western Illinois

at Liberty

At New Mexico

At Hawaii

FIU

Sam Houston

At UTEP

At Louisiana Tech

Middle Tennessee

At Western Kentucky

At Auburn

Jacksonville State

At No. 24 Liberty (C-USA Championship Game)

Starting quarterback Diego Pavia left the game in the third quarter with an apparent elbow injury and did not return. Freshman quarterback Blaze Berlowitz played the remainder of the game.

Vs. Fresno State (New Mexico Bowl)

Rankings

References

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New Mexico State Aggies football seasons

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