2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2006 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorWoody Widenhofer (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Boise State $   8 0     13 0  
Hawaii   7 1     11 3  
San Jose State   5 3     9 4  
Nevada   5 3     8 5  
Fresno State   4 4     4 8  
Idaho   3 5     4 8  
  2 6     4 8  
Louisiana Tech   1 7     3 10  
Utah State   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were coached by head coach Hal Mumme and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. They participated as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmSoutheastern Louisiana*W 30–1515,561
September 96:00 pmNew Mexico*
ESPN PlusL 28–3429,095
September 166:00 pmTexas Southern*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AVW 48–1415,450
September 307:05 pmat UTEP*L 38–4451,500
October 73:00 pmat IdahoAVL 20–2815,107
October 156:00 pmNo. 19 Boise State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
ESPNL 28–4016,872
October 216:00 pmHawaiidagger
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 30–4917,318
October 282:05 pmat NevadaAVL 21–4811,582
November 46:00 pmSan Jose State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
AVL 21–3115,308
November 113:00 pmat Fresno StateAVL 18–2333,241
November 251:00 pmat Utah StateAVW 42–207,108
December 21:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 50–2313,568
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 12 3 0 0 15
Aggies 14 9 7 0 30
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana Passing Seth Babin 17/28, 130 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jay Lucas 17 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Byron Ross 5 receptions, 35 yards
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 29/40, 381 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Justine Buries 22 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Williams 7 receptions, 146 yards, TD

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 17 0 10 34
Aggies 7 7 0 14 28
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Chris Nelson 11/26, 283 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rodney Ferguson 12 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving Marcus Smith 5 receptions, 179 yards, 3 TD
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 37/56, 472 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Justine Buries 11 rushes, 26 yards
Receiving Derek Dubois 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Texas Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 0 7 14
Aggies 7 14 14 13 48
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing Cornelius Harmon 10/21, 105 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Brent Wilson 11 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Brian Haith 2 receptions, 35 yards
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 28/43, 352 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Williams 14 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Cleaver 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 20 11 7 38
Miners 17 14 0 13 44
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 48/73, 506 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Williams 15 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving A. J. Harris 10 receptions, 129 yards, TD
UTEP Passing Jordan Palmer 18/26, 414 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Marcus Thomas 18 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Johnnie Lee Higgins 7 receptions, 223 yards, 3 TD

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 6 0 7 20
Vandals 7 21 0 0 28
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 24/41, 307 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jeremiah Williams 8 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving Chris Williams 4 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Idaho Passing Steven Wichman 19/27, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Brian Flowers 19 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Luke Smith-Anderson 5 receptions, 87 yards

No. 19 Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Broncos 21 6 6 7 40
Aggies 0 14 7 7 28
Team Category Player Statistics
Boise State Passing Jared Zabransky 14/21, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ian Johnson 27 rushes, 192 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jerard Rabb 3 receptions, 59 yards
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 50/66, 529 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jeremiah Williams 8 rushes, 15 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Williams 13 receptions, 191 yards, TD

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 14 14 0 21 49
Aggies 14 3 7 6 30
Team Category Player Statistics
Hawaii Passing Colt Brennan 22/31, 330 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Nate Ilaoa 18 rushes, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Ross Dickerson 6 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 31/45, 323 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Chris Nwoko 12 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Williams 7 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 7 7 21
Wolf Pack 0 28 14 6 48
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 19/28, 217 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jeremiah Williams 6 rushes, 34 yards
Receiving Chris Williams 8 receptions, 90 yards
Nevada Passing Jeff Rowe 10/16, 125 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Robert Hubbard 28 rushes, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Arthur King Jr. 5 receptions, 65 yards

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 8 7 0 16 31
Aggies 14 7 0 0 21
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing Adam Tafralis 9/16, 105 yards, TD
Rushing Yonus Davis 25 rushes, 177 yards, TD
Receiving John Broussard 3 receptions, 45 yards
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 34/49, 364 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tonny Glynn 14 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving Nick Cleaver 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD

At Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 12 6 0 18
Bulldogs 7 3 6 7 23
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 39/51, 367 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jeremiah Williams 6 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Chris Williams 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Fresno State Passing Tom Brandstater 11/19, 99 yards, TD
Rushing Dwayne Wright 26 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Bear Pascoe 2 receptions, 35 yards

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
NMSU Aggies 28 7 0 7 42
USU Aggies 0 12 8 0 20
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 16/20, 287 yards, 4 TD
Rushing David Romaka 14 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving Chris Williams 7 receptions, 161 yards, 3 TD
Utah State Passing Leon Jackson III 12/25, 146 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Leon Jackson III 8 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Kevin Robinson 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 16 23
Aggies 7 7 17 19 50
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Tech Passing Zac Champion 13/29, 163 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Patrick Jackson 23 rushes, 136 yards, TD
Receiving Eric Newman 5 receptions, 86 yards
New Mexico State Passing Chase Holbrook 42/55, 514 yards, 3 TD
Rushing David Romaka 9 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Williams 12 receptions, 140 yards

References

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