New Mexico State 27, New Mexico 17
By GLEN ROSALES
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and he added another 96 yards on the ground to spark the Aggies to a 27-17 win over rival New Mexico.
New Mexico State (3-1) held a 20-10 lead until Andrew Erickson caught a touchdown pass for the Lobos (1-2). But the Aggies immediately responded with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Pavia to Jonathan Brady to restore a 10-point advantage at 27-17.
This is the second straight win in the series for New Mexico State, who got 54 rushing yards and touchdown from Star Thomas.
Dylan Hopkins threw for 247 yards and a score for New Mexico and Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 83 rushing yards with a score.
THE TAKEAWAY
A brawl at least year’s game in Las Cruces, New Mexico, months later led to a campus shooting by an Aggies basketball player that killed a New Mexico student in the early morning hours of the schools’ first of two basketball games.
Both games were ultimately cancelled and relations between the school remained strained for many months before both agreed to resume play amid increased security on both campuses.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
NMSt | NM |
| NM |
FG |
8:25 |
Luke Drzewiecki 25 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
NMSt | NM |
| NMSt |
TD |
13:32 |
Star Thomas 2 yard TD run (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
7 |
3 |
| NM |
TD |
9:01 |
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 1 yard TD run (Luke Drzewiecki Extra Point) |
7 |
10 |
| NMSt |
FG |
4:31 |
Ethan Albertson 26 yard field goal |
10 |
10 |
| NMSt |
TD |
0:41 |
Jonathan Brady 31 yard TD pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
17 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
NMSt | NM |
| NMSt |
FG |
1:17 |
Ethan Albertson 47 yard field goal |
20 |
10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
NMSt | NM |
| NM |
TD |
10:16 |
Andrew Erickson 1 yard TD pass from Dylan Hopkins (Luke Drzewiecki Extra Point) |
20 |
17 |
| NMSt |
TD |
10:06 |
Jonathan Brady 75 yard TD pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
27 |
17 |
| Team Stats |
| |
New Mexico State |
New Mexico |
| First downs |
16 |
28 |
| Rushing |
7 |
11 |
| Passing |
8 |
13 |
| Penalty |
1 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
2-7, 29% |
6-12, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
30-177 |
33-155 |
| Passing Yards |
220 |
246 |
| Return Yards |
63 |
57 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
10-15-0 |
20-39-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-3 |
1-9 |
| Punts |
3 |
3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
7-77 |
7-55 |
| New Mexico State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Pavia |
9 |
14 |
203 |
2 |
0 |
| E. Stowers |
1 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
| New Mexico Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Hopkins |
20 |
39 |
246 |
1 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Pavia |
11 |
96 |
8.7 |
0 |
| S. Thomas |
10 |
54 |
5.4 |
1 |
| M. Watkins |
4 |
26 |
6.5 |
0 |
| J. Jones |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| E. Stowers |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Croskey-Merritt |
16 |
83 |
5.2 |
1 |
| D. Lewis |
9 |
45 |
5.0 |
0 |
| D. Hopkins |
5 |
16 |
3.2 |
0 |
| S. White |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| J. Holaday |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Brady |
3 |
109 |
36.3 |
2 |
| T. Hudson |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
0 |
| R. Tiavaasue |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
0 |
| K. David |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| T. Whitford |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| J. Smith |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| C. Bellamy |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Hixon |
5 |
45 |
9.0 |
0 |
| L. Wysong |
1 |
41 |
41.0 |
0 |
| A. Erickson |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
1 |
| D. Jones |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
0 |
| J. Croskey-Merritt |
1 |
31 |
31.0 |
0 |
| D. Washington |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| S. White |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| R. Davis |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| C. Medford |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| D. Lewis |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| New Mexico Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| New Mexico State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| G. Eberle |
3 |
128 |
42.7 |
| New Mexico Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Rodriguez |
3 |
128 |
42.7 |
| New Mexico State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Smith |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
| New Mexico Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Wysong |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
| New Mexico State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Brady |
2 |
42 |
21.0 |
| New Mexico Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Wysong |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
| D. Lewis |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
| New Mexico State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| New Mexico Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| L. Drzewiecki |
29 |
