Aggie Memorial Stadium Hosts New Mexico State Aggies and Fresno State Bulldogs in Football Showdown
In a hard-fought game at Aggie Memorial Stadium, the New Mexico State Aggies faced off against the Fresno State Bulldogs. The final score reflected a challenging contest with the Bulldogs emerging victorious 30-17. The Aggies now stand at 0-1 for the season, while the Bulldogs have taken their record to 1-0.
The New Mexico State Aggies displayed a determined effort throughout the game. Their offense accumulated a total of 308 yards, with 210 coming through the air and another 105 on the ground. The passing game saw quarterback action resulting in one touchdown pass and three interceptions, while completing 26 out of 47 attempts for an average of about four yards per attempt. Despite these challenges, they managed to secure seven first downs via passing.
On special teams, field goal kicking was split down the middle with one successful attempt from within forty-nine yards and one miss from beyond fifty yards for an overall fifty percent success rate on field goals. Kickoff duties were efficiently handled as all three kickoffs resulted in touchbacks.
The rushing attack contributed significantly to their yardage with an average of nearly five yards per carry across twenty-two attempts, which included one rushing touchdown that was scored from two yards out. They also achieved eleven first downs by keeping it on the ground.
Defensively speaking, although no interceptions were made by The Aggies' defense during this encounter, they did manage to force one fumble which they also recovered; however no touchdowns resulted from turnovers by either team.
The Bulldogs had their share of highlights as well including scoring evenly across three quarters before being held scoreless in the fourth quarter by The Aggies' defense that managed six tackles for loss and sacked Fresno's quarterback once for seven lost yards.
Looking ahead after this tough home game loss, The New Mexico State Aggies will be preparing to face off against Liberty Flames at home again at Aggie Memorial Stadium located in Las Cruces NM on October fifth at six PM local time (Mountain Time). Fans eager to support can catch all upcoming action broadcasted live on FloSports network.