2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2002 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2002 record 7–5 (5–1 SBC)
Head coach Tony Samuel (6th year)
Defensive coordinator Steve Stanard (3rd year)
Home stadium Aggie Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,343)
2002 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Texas $   6 – 0         8 – 5  
New Mexico State   5 – 1         7 – 5  
Arkansas State   3 – 3         6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4         4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4         3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4         3 – 9  
Idaho   1 – 5         2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies were coached by head coach Tony Samuel and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They participated as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Their 7 wins were the most wins for New Mexico State since 1970, and to date, they are the last Aggies team to finish with a winning record.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 5:00 PM at #22 South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 24–34[1]   83,717
September 7 4:30 PM at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 13–34[2]   24,692
September 21 6:00 PM New Mexico* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 24–13[3][4]   28,587
September 28 3:00 PM at Georgia* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 10–41[5]   86,520
October 5 6:05 PM UTEP* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (The Battle of I-10) W 49–14[6]   30,605
October 12 6:05 PM Louisiana–Lafayettedagger Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 31–28[7]   19,876
October 19 2:05 PM Louisiana–Monroe Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 34–21[8]   12,183
October 26 5:00 PM at Arkansas State Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 26–21[9]   11,036
November 2 4:00 PM Middle Tennessee State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 24–21[10]   19,562
November 9 1:00 PM at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT L 30–32[11]   12,291
November 16 2:00 PM at North Texas Fouts Field • Denton, TX L 27–38[12]   20,064
November 23 3:00 PM at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID W 35–31[13]   5,462
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Roster

2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Higgins, EricEric Higgins Jr
RB 6 Mouton, KeithKeith Mouton  Fr
WR 7 Briscoe, H. B.H. B. Briscoe  Sr
WR 8 Lumpkin, ChrisChris Lumpkin Jr
QB 10 Drombowski, PaulPaul Drombowski  Fr
QB 11 Pierce, BuckBuck Pierce  So
QB 13 Scaffidi, CarlCarl Scaffidi  So
WR 14 Williams, PrestonPreston Williams  So
QB 17 Brady, DougDoug Brady Sr
WR 19 Winston, P. J.P. J. Winston Sr
RB 22 Taylor, WalterWalter Taylor Sr
RB 23 Bostic, TonyTony Bostic Jr
WR 27 Jenkins, RonshayRonshay Jenkins  Jr
FB 36 Okamura, KermitKermit Okamura  Sr
FB 38 Fiaseu, RamboRambo Fiaseu  Fr
FB 44 Dixon, MarcusMarcus Dixon  Jr
C 68 Van Briesen, B. J.B. J. Van Briesen  Sr
G 72 Sinclair, AdamAdam Sinclair  So
G 75 Jackson, ShalimarShalimar Jackson  Sr
G 77 Shopbell, JustinJustin Shopbell  So
WR 81 Duncan, ChrisChris Duncan  Jr
TE 85 Samuel, TravisTravis Samuel  Fr
TE 89 Davis, AlexAlex Davis  Jr
TE 97 Ditmore, DustinDustin Ditmore Jr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Canidate, RobertRobert Canidate  Sr
S 9 Shabazz, ShukreeShukree Shabazz  Fr
S 28 Shabazz, SiddeeqSiddeeq Shabazz  Sr
S 31 Gifford, TyroneTyrone Gifford Sr
LB 34 Howard, JulmarJulmar Howard  Jr
LB 37 Glover, RichardRichard Glover  So
LB 42 Cottrell, JimJim Cottrell  Fr
DE 95 Hill, LamarLamar Hill Jr
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 12 Aguiniga, DarioDario Aguiniga Jr
P 16 Copple, BrianBrian Copple Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ross Els (Special Team Coordinator/Safeties)
  • Mark Mauer (Wide Receivers)
  • Steve Stanard (Defensive Coordinator/Linebacker)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2014

References

  1. ↑ Iacobelli, Pete (31 August 2002). "Aggies Hang Tough Against No. 18 South Carolina, 34-24". New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "California 34, New Mexico St. 13". New Mexico State University. 7 September 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "New Mexico State defeats New Mexico, 24-13". New Mexico State University. 21 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "New Mexico Lobos football schedule". University of New Mexico. Archived from the original on 24 August 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "New Mexico State vs Georgia (Sep 28, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 28 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "UTEP vs New Mexico State (Oct 05, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "UL Lafayette vs New Mexico State (Oct 12, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "New Mexico State defeats UL-Monroe; 34-21". New Mexico State University. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 26, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 27 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State (Nov 02, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 2 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "New Mexico State losses to Utah State, 32-30". New Mexico State University. 9 November 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "New Mexico State vs North Texas (Nov 16, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 16 November 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "New Mexico State vs Idaho Vandals (Nov 23, 2002)". New Mexico State University. 23 November 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  14. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20021017212611/http://nmstatesports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/nmst-m-footbl-sched.html
  15. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20030402093657/http://nmstatesports.ocsn.com/sports/m-footbl/nmst-m-footbl-sched.html
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