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1997 New Mexico State Aggies football
1997 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Big West)
Head coach	Tony Samuel (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Jamrog (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Tony Samuel, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 10–41	58,607
September 6	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 24–61
September 13	Cal State Northridge*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 28–18	13,913	^[4]
September 27	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 16–24	21,779
October 4	Cal Poly*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 35–38 ^OT
October 11	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 10–52	22,814
October 18	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–38	17,251
October 25	Arkansas State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 34–20
November 1	Nevada	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 24–45
November 8	North Texas	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 15–26
November 15	Idaho	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 18–35
*Non-conference game

^ "1997 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 74. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
^ Fernando Dominguez (September 14, 1997). "Northridge Is Run Out of Town". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.