The New Mexico State Aggies college football team represents New Mexico State University in Conference USA (CUSA), as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 36 head coaches since it began play during the 1893 season. Since December 2023, Tony Sanchez has served as head coach at New Mexico State.[1]
Four coaches have led New Mexico State in postseason bowl games: Jerry Hines, Warren B. Woodson, Doug Martin, and Jerry Kill. Four coaches have won conference championships: Hines and Woodson each won one as a member of the Border Conference and Jim Bradley and Gil Krueger each won one as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Hines is the leader in seasons coached, with 11 years as head coach. Woodson is the leader games coached (102) and won (63). Maurice Moulder and Alfred Holt have the highest winning percentage at 1.000. Mike Knoll has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.091. Of the 36 different head coaches who have led the Aggies, Woodson has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name[A 6] | Season(s)[A 7] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William M. Clute | 1893 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | Alfred Holt | 1895 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | Charles M. Barber | 1897–1898 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | John O. Miller | 1899 1901–1907 |
24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0.750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | William A. Sutherland | 1900 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | William G. Hummell | 1908 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | John H. Squires | 1909 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Art Badenoch | 1910–1913 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0.865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Clarence W. Russell | 1914–1916 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0.571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | John G. Griffith | 1917 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | Anthony Savage | 1919 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 12 | Dutch Bergman | 1920–1922 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0.694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 13 | R. R. Brown | 1923–1925 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0.768 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 14 | Arthur Burkholder | 1926 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 15 | Ted Coffman | 1927–1928 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 16 | Jerry Hines | 1929–1939 | 100 | 54 | 36 | 10 | 0.590 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Julius H. Johnston | 1940–1942 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0.222 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Maurice Moulder | 1943 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Raymond A. Curfman | 1946–1947 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0.421 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Vaughn Corley | 1948–1950 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0.310 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Joseph T. Coleman | 1951–1952 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0.184 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | James Patton | 1953–1954 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.111 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Tony Cavallo | 1955–1957 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0.233 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Warren B. Woodson† | 1958–1967 | 102 | 63 | 36 | 3 | 0.632 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Jim Wood | 1968–1972 | 52 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 0.413 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Jim Bradley | 1973–1977 | 55 | 23 | 31 | 1 | 0.427 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0.543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Gil Krueger | 1978–1982 | 55 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 0.318 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0.362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Fred Zechman | 1983–1985 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0.273 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Mike Knoll | 1986–1989 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0.091 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Jim Hess | 1990–1996 | 77 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 0.286 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0.319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Tony Samuel | 1997–2004 | 91 | 34 | 57 | — | 0.374 | 15 | 11 | — | 0.577 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Hal Mumme | 2005–2008 | 49 | 11 | 38 | — | 0.224 | 4 | 28 | — | 0.125 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 33 | DeWayne Walker | 2009–2012 | 50 | 10 | 40 | — | 0.200 | 4 | 25 | — | 0.138 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Doug Martin | 2013–2021 | 99 | 25 | 74 | — | 0.253 | 10 | 22 | — | 0.313 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Jerry Kill | 2022–2023 | 28 | 17 | 11 | — | 0.607 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.875 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 36 | Tony Sanchez | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ New Mexico State did not have a head coach for their 1896 season.
- ^ New Mexico State did not field a team for their 1894, 1918, and 1944–1945 seasons.
References
edit- ^ Thamel, Pete (December 23, 2023). "Jerry Kill steps down, Tony Sanchez named new NMSU head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.