2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team

The 2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University as an independent during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Doug Martin in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled a record of 2–10. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

2021 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–10
Head coach
Associate head coachOliver Soukup (5th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorFrank Spaziani (6th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Captains
  • Alex Escobar
  • Sage Doxtater
  • Donavan King
  • Trevor Brohard
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Notre Dame       11 2  
No. 19 BYU       10 3  
Army       9 4  
Liberty       8 5  
New Mexico State       2 10  
UMass       1 11  
UConn       1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 28, the day following the Aggies' season finale, athletic director Mario Moccia announced that Martin's contract would not be renewed. Martin finished his career at New Mexico State with an overall record of 25–74 through nine seasons.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 p.m.UTEPAggieVisionL 3–3019,034
September 48:30 p.m.at San Diego StateCBSSNL 10–2810,116
September 115:00 p.m.at New MexicoStadiumL 25–3428,470
September 186:00 p.m.South Carolina State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AggieVisionW 43–3511,823
September 256:00 p.m.Hawaii 
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AggieVisionL 21–4113,932
October 28:30 p.m.at San Jose StateNBCSBAL 31–3715,803
October 98:30 p.m.at NevadaCBSSNL 28–5521,448
October 2310:00 p.m.at HawaiiSPEC HIL 34–481,000
November 62:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AggieVisionL 13–357,802
November 1310:00 a.m.at No. 2 AlabamaSECNL 3–5997,011
November 2010:00 a.m.at KentuckySECNL 16–5647,749
November 271:00 p.m.UMass
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AggieVisionW 44–276,632

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AggieVision games aired on KVIA-TV, BSAZ, FloFootball, & Comcast.

Personnel

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2021 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Dominic Gicinto Jr
WR 1 Jared Wyatt   GS
WR 2 Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda So
WR 3 Jalyne McFall Fr
WR 4 Robert Downs III Sr
RB 5 O'Maury Samuels   Jr
WR 6 Justice Powers Jr
WR 7 Terrell Warner   Jr
WR 8 Tevis Abraham Jr.   Jr
RB 9 Juwaun Price   Fr
QB 10 Jonah Johnson Jr
WR 11 Andre Bodison   Sr
WR 12 Javien Clemmer Fr
WR 13 Ron Vann Fr
WR 14 Cole Harrity   So
QB 15 Jeff Davison Fr
RB 16 Larenzo McMillan Fr
QB 17 Weston Eget   Fr
QB 18 Clay Houghtaling So
QB 19 Trevor Appelman Fr
RB 20 Tim Gans Fr
RB 21 Alex Escobar (C)   So
WR 22 P.J. Johnson III Fr
QB 23 Dino Maldonado So
TE 24 Kareem Burgess Jr
WR 25 Ivan Avina   So
WR 40 Jahre Fish Sr
OL 54 Isaiah Mursalat   So
OL 55 Garrison Tullos Sr
OL 61 Eli Johnson GS
OL 62 Jae'Vone Brown Fr
OL 63 Stephawn Townsend Jr
OL 64 Preston Thomazin   So
OL 65 Eddy Lazalde Fr
OL 67 Jeremiah Marlin So
OL 68 Isaac Gonzalez Fr
OL 69 Doro Omerhi GS
OL 70 David Ash   Jr
OL 71 Shiyazh Pete Fr
OL 73 Luteru Fedler   Fr
OL 74 Carlos Peoples Fr
OL 75 Dylan Smith Fr
OL 76 Sage Doxtater (C)   Sr
OL 77 Carson Pharris   Fr
OL 78 Gabriel Preciado   Jr
OL 79 Matt Cushman Fr
WR 81 Ethan Singleton Fr
WR 82 Sol Rascon Sr
WR 83 Lawrence Dixon   Jr
TE 85 Thomaz Whitford Jr
WR 86 Braxton McDonald Fr
TE 87 Grant Oberheu Fr
TE 88 Jacob Franklin   So
WR 89 Daniel Redmond Fr
TE 90 Wyatt Campos So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 B.J. Sculark So
DB 1 Devlin Kirklin Jr
DB 2 Chris Bell   Jr
LB 3 Chris Ojoh Jr
LB 4 Joshua Ferguson   Fr
LB 6 Michael Bowe Jr.   Sr
DB 7 D.J. McCullough Jr
DB 8 Olan Cazad Jr. Fr
CB 9 Antonio Oliver Jr
DL 10 Lazarus Williams Jr
DB 12 Caleb Mills   Sr
DB 13 Syrus Dumas So
DB 14 Brandon Shivers   Fr
DB 15 Torren Union Fr
DB 16 Justin Stinson Fr
DL 18 Marcus Buckley   Jr
LB, DE 19 Lezeric Bailey Fr
DB 20 Garret Wojick Fr
DB 21 Darius Peterson Fr
DB 22 Xavier Hinkle Jr
LB 23 Dalton Bowles So
LB 24 Nick Giacolone   Fr
DL 25 Lama Lavea   Fr
DL 26 Donavan King (C) Jr
DB 28 Dylan Early Fr
DB 30 Xzavier Guyton   So
LB 31 Mike Edwards   So
DB 32 Ben Tobin Fr
LB 36 Dylan Zolezzi So
DB 37 Johnny Tamayo   Fr
LB 38 Alex Sanchez Fr
DB 39 Isaac Gallegos Fr
DB 40 Jahre Fish Sr
LB 41 Brennon Davis Sr
LB 43 Taylor Milton   Fr
LB 45 Tyler Roebuck   So
LB 46 James Blowers Jr
LB 47 Damarcus Ellis–Dennard Fr
LB 48 Eric Marsh   Jr
LB 49 Dylan Grant   Jr
DL 53 Jake Harrelson   Sr
DL 55 Ivan Escobar Fr
DL 58 Sioeli Helu Fr
LB 80 Trevor Brohard (C)   Jr
DL 91 Justin Segura   So
DL 92 Amari Pouncy Fr
DL 93 Tyriece Thomas Fr
DL 95 Devin Bell   So
DL 96 Garrett Bishop Fr
DL 98 Zach Stokes So
DL 99 Dassani Freeman Jr
DL De'Shawn Johnson Fr
DB Ronnie Sanders II   Fr
DL Zach Stokes So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
N/A 5 Jeremiah Dervil Fr
PK 29 Brett Money Fr
LS 34 Austin Reeves   Jr
P 35 Josh Carlson   So
LS 44 Logan MacGregor Fr
PK 84 Ethan Albertson   So
P 97 Carson Zilmer So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2021

Game summaries

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UTEP

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UTEP at New Mexico State
(Battle of I-10)
1 234Total
Miners 17 3100 30
Aggies 0 300 3
  • Date: August 28, 2021
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 7:38 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,034
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Brunette
  • TV announcers (KVIA-TV/BSAZ/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Stephanie Shields (sideline)
    
Pregame line Over/under
UTEP –9.5 59.5[3]
Statistics UTEP New Mexico State
First downs 19 20
Total yards 452 190
Rushing yards 203 101
Passing yards 249 89
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 11/16, 249 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ronald Awatt 11 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 8/24, 82 yards
Rushing Juwaun Price 9 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Dominic Gicinto 2 receptions, 31 yards

At San Diego State

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New Mexico State at San Diego State
1 234Total
Aggies 3 700 10
Aztecs 0 0217 28
  
Pregame line Over/under
SDSU –31.5 50.5[4]
Statistics New Mexico State San Diego State
First downs 21 17
Total yards 374 363
Rushing yards 48 248
Passing yards 326 115
Turnovers 4 4
Time of possession 33:42 26:18
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 34/56, 326 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing O'Maury Samuels 6 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Terrell Warner 10 receptions, 79 yards
San Diego State Passing Jordon Brookshire 7/20, 115 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Greg Bell 21 carries, 161 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kobe Smith 2 receptions, 63 yards

At New Mexico

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New Mexico State at New Mexico
(Battle of I-25 / Rio Grande Rivalry)
1 234Total
Aggies 3 1723 25
Lobos 14 1037 34
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: University Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 5:06 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,470
  • Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N/A
  • Referee: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Ari Wolfe (play–by–play) and Mike Lamb (analyst)
        
Pregame line Over/under
NM –19.5 56[5]
Statistics New Mexico State New Mexico
First downs 19 29
Total yards 345 559
Rushing yards 109 178
Passing yards 236 381
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 23:32 36:28
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Dino Maldonado 13/34, 192 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Dino Maldonado 6 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 3 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico Passing Terry Wilson Jr. 26/37, 381 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Bobby Cole 20 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Emmanuel Logan–Greene 7 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

South Carolina State

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South Carolina State at New Mexico State
1 234Total
Trailblazers 0 13715 35
Aggies 14 2170 42
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 6:08 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,823
  • Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (KVIA-TV/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Megan McCormick (sideline)
       
Pregame line Over/under
NMSU –3.5 54[6]
Statistics South Carolina State New Mexico State
First downs 24 24
Total yards 428 427
Rushing yards 76 106
Passing yards 352 321
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:46 28:14
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina State Passing Corey Fields Jr. 30/47, 352 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Kendrell Flowers 13 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Will Vereen 9 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State Passing Dino Maldonado 24/32, 321 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Juwaun Price 13 carries, 62 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

Hawaii

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Hawaii at New Mexico State
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 10 7717 41
Aggies 3 1008 21
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Aggie Memorial Stadium
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 13,932
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 15 MPH
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (KVIA-TV/FloSports/Comcast): Adam Young (play–by–play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Megan McCormick (sideline)
       
Pregame line Over/under
UH –17 63[7]
Statistics Hawaii New Mexico State
First downs 21 22
Total yards 492 401
Rushing yards 215 121
Passing yards 277 280
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 22:49 37:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Hawaii Passing Chevan Cordeiro 16/25, 277 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dedrick Parson 11 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nick Mardner 4 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 28/47, 280 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Juwaun Price 9 carries, 72 yards
Receiving Jared Wyatt 9 receptions, 114 yards

At San Jose State

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New Mexico State at San Jose State
1 234Total
Aggies 0 14710 31
Spartans 7 1767 37
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: CEFCU Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 7:36 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,803
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPH
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (NBCSBA): Justin Allegri (play–by–play) and David Fales (analyst)
       
Pregame line Over/under
SJSU –25 51.5[8]
Statistics New Mexico State San Jose State
First downs 23 18
Total yards 386 402
Rushing yards 86 209
Passing yards 300 193
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 29:31 30:29
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 30/44, 300 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing O'Maury Samuels 11 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Isaiah Garcia–Castaneda 6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TDs
San Jose State Passing Nick Nash 15/18, 193 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Tyler Nevens 22 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Derrick Deese Jr. 7 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

At Nevada

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New Mexico State at Nevada
1 234Total
Aggies 7 0021 28
Wolf Pack 3 28212 54
Pregame line Over/under
NEV –31.5 61.5[9]
Statistics New Mexico State Nevada
First downs 25 27
Total yards 452 532
Rushing yards 27 69
Passing yards 425 463
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:21 27:39
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 38/62, 425 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Juwaun Price 10 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda 5 receptions, 76 yards
Nevada Passing Carson Strong 25/32, 377 yards, 6 TD, INT
Rushing Toa Taua 7 rushes, 28 yards
Receiving Melquan Stovall 7 receptions, 155 yards, TD

At Hawaii

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New Mexico State at Hawaii
1 234Total
Aggies 3 10147 34
Rainbow Warriors 10 141014 48
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
    Honolulu, HI
  • Game start: 10:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes
  • Game attendance: 1,000
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Humidity - 54% • Wind: NE @ 8 mph
  • Referee: Timothy Davis
  • Television network: SPEC HI
Pregame line Over/under
HAW –17.5 60.5[10]
Statistics New Mexico State Hawaii
First downs 28 25
Total yards 485 482
Rushing yards 257 263
Passing yards 228 219
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 24/54, 228 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Juwaun Price 17 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Castaned Garcia 6 receptions, 82 yards
Hawaii Passing Brayden Schager 25/29, 219 yards
Rushing Dedrick Parson 25 carries, 161 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Nick Mardner 4 receptions, 81 yards

Utah State

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Utah State at New Mexico State
1 234Total
USU Aggies 0 7217 35
NMSU Aggies 10 300 13
Pregame line Over/under
USU –18.5 71[11]
Statistics Utah State New Mexico State
First downs 23 28
Total yards 457 347
Rushing yards 98 49
Passing yards 359 298
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 26:20 33:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Logan Bonner 23/32, 359 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Elelyon Noa 16 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Deven Thompkins 9 receptions, 215 yards, 2 TD
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 30/44, 298 yards
Rushing Juwaun Price 9 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Cole Harrity 9 receptions, 83 yards

At No. 2 Alabama

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New Mexico State at Alabama
1 234Total
Aggies 3 000 3
No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 35010 59
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game start: 11:03 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 97,011
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N @ 10 mph
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Pregame line Over/under
ALA –51.5 66.5[12]
Statistics New Mexico State Alabama
First downs 10 30
Total yards 138 587
Rushing yards 9 247
Passing yards 129 340
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:27 30:33
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 19/30, 129 yards
Rushing Jonah Johnson 14 carries, 5 yards
Receiving Cole Harrity 3 receptions, 30 yards
Alabama Passing Bryce Young 21/23, 270 yards, 5 TD’s
Rushing Brian Robinson Jr. 9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD’s
Receiving Jameson Williams 6 receptions, 158 yards, 3 TD’s

At Kentucky

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New Mexico State at Kentucky
1 234Total
Aggies 7 900 16
Wildcats 21 14147 56
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: Kroger Field
    Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 12:03 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 47,749
  • Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW @ 9 mph
  • Referee: Alex Moore
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Tera Talmadge (sideline)
Pregame line Over/under
UK –36 60.5[13]
Statistics New Mexico State Kentucky
First downs 13 29
Total yards 282 707
Rushing yards 101 248
Passing yards 181 459
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 26:07 33:53
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 16/35, 181 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Juwaun Price 11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Justice Powers 1 reception, 41 yards
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 21/31, 419 yards, 4 TD’s, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 16 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 8 receptions, 181 yards

UMass

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UMass at New Mexico State
1 234Total
Minutemen 0 13140 27
Aggies 7 20710 44
Pregame line Over/under
NMSU –6 58[14]
Statistics UMass New Mexico State
First downs 16 30
Total yards 405 623
Rushing yards 281 203
Passing yards 124 420
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:30 32:30
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Garrett Dzuro 12/23, 124 yards, TD
Rushing Ellis Merriweather 23 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rico Arnold 2 receptions, 77 yards, TD
New Mexico State Passing Jonah Johnson 26/32, 420 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Juwaun Price 24 carries, 156 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jared Wyatt 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ "New Mexico St. parts with coach Doug Martin after 9 seasons". Associated Press. November 28, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 New Mexico State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "UTEP Miners vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs San Diego State Aztecs". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs New Mexico Lobos". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "South Carolina State Bulldogs vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs San Jose State Spartans". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs Nevada Wolf Pack". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Utah State Aggies vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies vs Kentucky Wildcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "Massachusetts Minutemen vs New Mexico State Aggies". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 27, 2021.