The 2023 season's largest margin: New Mexico State 58, Western Illinois 21. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Ten-Win Year
New Mexico State's 2023 season (10-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Diego PaviaQB2,973 passing yards
- Star ThomasRB653 rushing yards
- Ahmonte WatkinsRB572 rushing yards
- Jamoni JonesRB343 rushing yards
- Jonathan BradyWR624 receiving yards
- Trent HudsonWR545 receiving yards
- Eli StowersTE366 receiving yards
- Keyshaun ElliottLB110 tackles
- Myles RowserDB70 tackles
- Jordan VincentS65 tackles
- Sterling WebbDT4.5 sacks
- Buddha PeletiDE4.5 sacks
- Izaiah ReedDL4 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: New Mexico State 10, Fresno State 37. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: New Mexico State fell to Fresno State 10-37 in the postseason.
"Aggie Up"
2023 is a middle chapter for New Mexico State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.