New Mexico State University Aggie Football

The New Mexico State Aggies compete in Division I-A football of the Big West Conference.

1999 Season

Last season, the Ags finished 1-4 in conference play, and 3-8 overall. This season looks to be somewhat better with the return of 18 starters, and the top recruiting class in the Big West Conference; however, the Ags will need to fill the gap left by Denvis Manns (recently released by the Dallas Cowboys) the leading rusher in the Big West Conference and at NMSU, and only one of a 3 College Players to rush for 1,000 yards each season; but Kenton Keith, this season's starting I-Back looks to fill that gap nicely. Depsite what last season's record indicates, the Aggies ranked 13th in the nation with total offense, but, unfortunately, dead last in defense. The Aggies led most games well into the fourth quarter, and could have had a winning season only if they would not have choked in the last minutes of the game.

This Week's Game

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1-4		3-2

Last Week's Result

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7		46

1999 Schedule

Bold indicates home game. * indicates Big West Conference Game.
All times listed are Mountain Time.

Date	Opponent	Kickoff	Location	Result
Aug. 28	Bye
Sept. 2	New Mexico Highlands Cowboys	7:00 PM	Las Cruces, NM -- Aggie Mem. Stadium	W 73-7
Sept. 11	@ New Mexico Lobos	6:05 PM	Albuquerque, NM -- University Stadium	W 35-28
Sept. 18	@ Arizona State Sun Devils	8:00PM	Tempe, AZ -- Sun Devil Stadium	W 35-7
Sept. 25	@ Texas-El Paso Miners*	7:05 PM	El Paso, TX -- Sun Bowl	L 23-54
Oct. 2	@ Colordado State Rams	1:00 PM	Fort Collins, CO -- Hughes Stadium	L 7-46
Oct. 9	*Nevada Wolf Pack (Homecoming)**	6:00 PM	Las Cruces, NM -- Aggie Mem. Stadium
Oct. 16	Bye
Oct. 23	@ Army Cadets	11:00 AM	West Point, NY
Oct. 30	Idaho Vandals*	6:00 PM	Las Cruces, NM -- Aggie Mem. Stadium
Nov. 6	@ Utah State Aggies*	1:05 PM	Logan, UT -- Romney Stadium
Nov. 13	@ Boise State Broncos*	1:05 PM	Boise, ID -- Bronco Stadium
Nov. 20	North Texas Eagles*	2:00 PM	Las Cruces, NM -- Aggie Mem. Stadium
Nov. 27	Bye
Dec. 4	Bye
Dec. 11	Bye

NOTE: The UTEP game counts as a Big West game because NMSU and Arkansas State had incompatible schedules, and were not able to compete against each other this season.

Big West Conference Standings
As of September 18, 1999

School	Conference W-L	Pct.	Overall W-L	Pct.
Boise State	0-0	.000	3-2	0.600
New Mexico State	0-1	.000	3-2	0..600
Idaho^	0-0	.000	2-2	0.500
North Texas	0-0	.000	1-3	.250
Utah State	0-0	.000	1-3	.250
Arkansas State	0-0	.000	1-4	.200
Nevada	0-0	.000	1-4	.200

^ Idaho is defending Conference Champion, and Humanitarian Bowl Champion.