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	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 PM	at No. 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–Lafayette	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	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. Homecoming. ^#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	5.0 !Jr
RB	`6`	Mouton, KeithKeith Mouton	1.5 !Fr
WR	`7`	Briscoe, H. B.H. B. Briscoe	4.5 !Sr
WR	`8`	Lumpkin, ChrisChris Lumpkin	5.0 !Jr
QB	`10`	Drombowski, PaulPaul Drombowski	1.5 !Fr
QB	`11`	Pierce, BuckBuck Pierce	2.5 !So
QB	`13`	Scaffidi, CarlCarl Scaffidi	2.5 !So
WR	`14`	Williams, PrestonPreston Williams	2.5 !So
QB	`17`	Brady, DougDoug Brady	57.0 !Sr
WR	`19`	Winston, P. J.P. J. Winston	57.0 !Sr
RB	`22`	Taylor, WalterWalter Taylor	57.0 !Sr
RB	`23`	Bostic, TonyTony Bostic	5.0 !Jr
WR	`27`	Jenkins, RonshayRonshay Jenkins	3.5 !Jr
FB	`36`	Okamura, KermitKermit Okamura	4.5 !Sr
FB	`38`	Fiaseu, RamboRambo Fiaseu	1.5 !Fr
FB	`44`	Dixon, MarcusMarcus Dixon	3.5 !Jr
C	`68`	Van Briesen, B. J.B. J. Van Briesen	4.5 !Sr
G	`72`	Sinclair, AdamAdam Sinclair	2.5 !So
G	`75`	Jackson, ShalimarShalimar Jackson	4.5 !Sr
G	`77`	Shopbell, JustinJustin Shopbell	2.5 !So
WR	`81`	Duncan, ChrisChris Duncan	3.5 !Jr
TE	`85`	Samuel, TravisTravis Samuel	1.5 !Fr
TE	`89`	Davis, AlexAlex Davis	3.5 !Jr
TE	`97`	Ditmore, DustinDustin Ditmore	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Canidate, RobertRobert Canidate	4.5 !Sr
S	`9`	Shabazz, ShukreeShukree Shabazz	1.5 !Fr
S	`28`	Shabazz, SiddeeqSiddeeq Shabazz	4.5 !Sr
S	`31`	Gifford, TyroneTyrone Gifford	57.0 !Sr
LB	`34`	Howard, JulmarJulmar Howard	3.5 !Jr
LB	`37`	Glover, RichardRichard Glover	2.5 !So
LB	`42`	Cottrell, JimJim Cottrell	1.5 !Fr
DE	`95`	Hill, LamarLamar Hill	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Aguiniga, DarioDario Aguiniga	5.0 !Jr
P	`16`	Copple, BrianBrian Copple	57.0 !Sr

Head coach

Tony Samuel

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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New Mexico State Aggies football

Venues	Miller Field (1894–1932) Quesenberry Field (1933–1949) Memorial Stadium (1950–1977) Aggie Memorial Stadium (1978–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games New Mexico: Rio Grande Rivalry UTEP: Battle of I-10

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Aggie Fight Song" Pride of New Mexico

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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