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2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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. Until the 2017 season, this was the last Aggies team to finish with a winning record. Despite finishing 7–5, they were not invited to a bowl game.

2002 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record7–5 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarney Cotton (6th season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorSteve Stanard (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Sun Belt Conference 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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 315:00 pmat No. 22 South Carolina*
L 24–3483,717[1]
September 74:30 pmat California*
L 13–3424,692[2]
September 216:00 pmNew Mexico*
W 24–1328,587[3][4]
September 283:00 pmat No. 7 Georgia*
L 10–4186,520[5]
October 56:05 pmUTEP*
W 49–1430,605[6]
October 126:05 pmLouisiana–Lafayette 
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 31–2819,876[7]
October 192:05 pmLouisiana–Monroe
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 34–2112,183[8]
October 265:00 pmat Arkansas State
W 26–2111,036[9]
November 24:00 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 24–2119,562[10]
November 91:00 pmat Utah State*
L 30–3212,291[11]
November 162:00 pmat North Texas
L 27–3820,064[12]
November 233:00 pmat Idaho
W 35–315,462[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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2002 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Eric Higgins Jr
RB 6 Keith Mouton   Fr
WR 7 H. B. Briscoe   Sr
WR 8 Chris Lumpkin Jr
QB 10 Paul Drombowski   Fr
QB 11 Buck Pierce   So
QB 13 Carl Scaffidi   So
WR 14 Preston Williams   So
QB 17 Doug Brady Sr
WR 19 P. J. Winston Sr
RB 22 Walter Taylor Sr
RB 23 Tony Bostic Jr
WR 27 Ronshay Jenkins   Jr
FB 36 Kermit Okamura   Sr
FB 38 Rambo Fiaseu   Fr
FB 44 Marcus Dixon   Jr
C 68 B. J. Van Briesen   Sr
G 72 Adam Sinclair   So
G 75 Shalimar Jackson   Sr
G 77 Justin Shopbell   So
WR 81 Chris Duncan   Jr
TE 85 Travis Samuel   Fr
TE 89 Alex Davis   Jr
TE 97 Dustin Ditmore Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Robert Canidate   Sr
S 9 Shukree Shabazz   Fr
S 28 Siddeeq Shabazz   Sr
S 31 Tyrone Gifford Sr
LB 34 Julmar Howard   Jr
LB 37 Richard Glover   So
LB 42 Jim Cottrell   Fr
DE 95 Lamar Hill Jr
DE 54 John Sioui Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 12 Dario Aguiniga Jr
P 16 Brian 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

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  1. ^ Iacobelli, Pete (August 31, 2002). "Aggies Hang Tough Against No. 18 South Carolina, 34–24". New Mexico State University. Archived from the original on December 25, 2002. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "California 34, New Mexico St. 13". New Mexico State University. September 7, 2002. Archived from the original on December 25, 2002. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "New Mexico State defeats New Mexico, 24–13". New Mexico State University. September 21, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "New Mexico Lobos football schedule". University of New Mexico. Archived from the original on August 24, 2002. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "New Mexico State vs Georgia (Sep 28, 2002)". New Mexico State University. September 28, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "UTEP vs New Mexico State (Oct 05, 2002)". New Mexico State University. October 5, 2002. Archived from the original on December 25, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "UL Lafayette vs New Mexico State (Oct 12, 2002)". New Mexico State University. October 12, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "New Mexico State defeats UL-Monroe; 34–21". New Mexico State University. October 19, 2002. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "New Mexico State vs Arkansas State (Oct 26, 2002)". New Mexico State University. October 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  10. ^ "Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State (Nov 02, 2002)". New Mexico State University. November 2, 2002. Archived from the original on April 15, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  11. ^ "New Mexico State losses to Utah State, 32–30". New Mexico State University. November 9, 2002. Archived from the original on April 15, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "New Mexico State vs North Texas (Nov 16, 2002)". New Mexico State University. November 16, 2002. Archived from the original on February 3, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  13. ^ "New Mexico State vs Idaho Vandals (Nov 23, 2002)". New Mexico State University. November 23, 2002. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  14. ^ "Official Athletic Site of New Mexico State University: Football". nmstatesports.ocsn.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Athletic Site of New Mexico State University: Football". nmstatesports.ocsn.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2022.


 

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