2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2001 New Mexico State Aggies football
2001 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–7 (4–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tony Samuel (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Steve Stanard (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2001 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. This was the first season the Aggies competed as members of the Sun Belt Conference, having previously competed in the Big West Conference from 1984 to 2000.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 23	7:00 pm	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (John Thompson Foundation Classic)		L 24–45	38,129
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 5 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	L 7–41	82,856	^[1]
September 8	6:00 pm	No. 22 Oregon State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		L 22–27	27,238
September 22	1:10 pm	at No. 12 Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 0–64	49,229	^[2]
September 29	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		W 31–0	6,625
October 6	2:00 pm	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 24–7	17,211
October 13		Idaho	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		W 46–39
October 27	2:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 35–39	11,327
November 3		North Texas	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		L 20–22
November 10		Arkansas State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		W 28–17
November 17		at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		W 49–46
November 24		at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)		L 0–53
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

2001 New Mexico State Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Eric Higgins	So
QB	`5`	Te'Mon Wallace	Jr
RB	`6`	Keith Mouton	Fr
WR	`7`	H. B. Briscoe	Jr
WR	`8`	Chris Lumpkin	So
QB	`10`	Paul Drombowski	Fr
QB	`11`	Buck Pierce	Fr
QB	`13`	Carl Scaffidi	Fr
WR	`14`	Preston Williams	Fr
QB	`17`	K. C. Enzminger	Sr
WR	`19`	P. J. Winston	Jr
RB	`20`	Kenton Keith	Sr
RB	`22`	Walter Taylor	Jr
RB	`23`	Tony Bostic	So
WR	`27`	Ronshay Jenkins	So
FB	`36`	Kermit Okamura	Jr
FB	`38`	Rambo Fiaseu	Fr
FB	`44`	Marcus Dixon	Jr
RB	`48`	Keeon Johnson	Sr
C	`68`	B. J. Van Briesen	Jr
G	`72`	Adam Sinclair	Fr
G	`75`	Shalimar Jackson	Jr
G	`77`	Justin Shopbell	Fr
WR	`81`	Chris Duncan	So
WR	`84`	Manwell Talbert	Sr
TE	`85`	Travis Samuel	Fr
TE	`87`	Michael Bangs	Sr
TE	`89`	Alex Davis	So
TE	`97`	Dustin Ditmore	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Robert Canidate	Jr
DB	`6`	Tony Lukins	Sr
DB	`9`	Corey Paul	Sr
DB	`13`	Daniel Malloy	Sr
DB	`15`	Nick Crawford	Sr
S	`28`	Siddeeq Shabazz	Jr
LB	`30`	Simon Ocampo	Fr
S	`31`	Tyrone Gifford	Jr
S	`31`	Shukree Shabazz	Fr
LB	`34`	Julmar Howard	So
LB	`37`	Richard Glover	Fr
LB	`42`	Jim Cottrell	Fr
LB	`43`	D'Wayne Taylor	Sr
DE	`95`	Lamar Hill	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Dario Aguiniga	So
P	`16`	Brian Copple	Jr

^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas–Austin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ "New Mexico St vs Kansas St". USA Today. September 22, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Official Athletic Site of New Mexico State University: Football". nmstatesports.ocsn.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "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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