Trooper Tayor: The Making of a Name.

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My Xbox froze so excuse me if some of the stats and top 25 rankings are off.

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GOOD TO BE HOME
This week's game vs. Fresno State will be good for New Mexico State.

Matchup Preview | November 12, 2011
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Fresno State Bulldogs (3-5(2-2), 1-3 Away)		New Mexico State Aggies (2-6(2-2), 1-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 22.3(#84) Points Per Game 20.7(#93) 2815(#97) Total Offensive Yards 2825(#109) 1107(#94) Rushing Yards 582(#118) 13 Rushing TD 14 1708(#80) Passing Yards 2243(#25) 5 Passing TD 4 Defensive Stats Comparison 2985(#48) Total Yards Allowed 3464(#97) 1373(#84) Rushing Yards Allowed 1064(#21) 1612(#28) Passing Yards Allowed 2400(#112) 191 Points Allowed 276 15 Sacks 17 4 Fumble Recoveries 9 8 Interceptions 6 Injury Report WR Jalen Saunders [81 ovr] Broken collarbone (Season) HB Victor Johnson [58 ovr] Strained back (4 weeks) Game Notes The Aggies are looking to rebound at home after coming off of an embarrassing loss last week to the Georgia Bulldogs, but it might not be as easy as they wish it was. The Fresno State Bulldogs are a very talented team with the help of Pat Hill's recruiting, even though their record doesn't show it. If the Aggies defense can come up with some big stops and the offense can quit turning the ball over this shall be a good conference clash.

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DOWNWARD SPIRAL
New Mexico State continues to struggle losing 35-10 to Fresno State.

Fresno State Bulldogs (4-5) at New Mexico State Aggies (2-7)
Nov 12, 2011 1 2 3 4 F Fresno State Bulldogs 0 0 14 21 35 New Mexico State Aggies 0 3 0 7 10 Top Performers Fresno State Bulldogs A. Johnson 6 Rec, 97 Yds, 2 TD New Mexico State Aggies B. Bradley 2 Tkl, 2 Int, 3 Defl	Team Stats Comparison FS NMSU First Downs 14 12 3rd Down Efficiency 2-9(22%) 4-15(26%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0(0%) 0-0(0%) Total Yards 318 274 Passing Yards 187 263 Rushing Yards 131 11 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-10 4-30 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 14:31 17:29
Scoring Summary SECOND QUARTER SCORING FS NMSU 2:01 (NMSU) T. Stampler, 27 Yd FG 0 3 THIRD QUARTER SCORING FS NMSU 3:17 (FS) A. Ellis, 1 Yd run (K. Goessling kick) 7 3 1:49 (FS) L. Jones returned interception 50 Yds (K. Goessling kick) 14 3 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING FS NMSU 7:23 (FS) L. Harrell, returned fumble 60 Yds (K. Goessling kick) 21 3 5:50 (FS) A. Johnson, 25 Yd pass from D. Carr (K. Goessling kick) 28 3 4:41 (NMSU) K. Turner, 41 Yd pass from M. Christian (T. Stampler kick) 28 10 4:29 (FS) A. Johnson, 41 Yd pass from D. Carr (K. Goessling kick) 35 10
Fresno State Bulldogs PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT D. Carr 15/28 187 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Rouse 15 59 3.9 0 A. Ellis 4 36 9.0 1 D. Wylie 2 52 26.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Johnson 6 97 16.1 2 R. Evans 3 36 12.0 0 T. Taumaoepeau 2 18 9.0 0 D. Wylie 2 23 11.5 0 J. Harper 1 6 6.0 0 R. Rouse 1 7 7.0 0 DEFENSIVE TACK SACK INT TD J. Toma 7 1.0 0 0 L. Jones 7 0.0 1 1 P. Thomas 9 0.0 0 0 T. Brown 5 0.0 0 0 I. Green 4 0.0 0 0 J. Dock 5 0.0 0 0 L. Harrell 4 2.0 0 1 T. Smith 1 1.0 0 0 J. Thomas 2 0.0 0 0 D. Smith 2 0.0 0 0 N. Harrison 5 1.0 0 0 D. Pritchett 2 0.0 0 0 S. Plummer 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG K. Goessling 0/2 5/5 5 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 A. Shapiro 4 183 45.7 0 KICK RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD R. Rouse 1 23 23.0 0 R. Evans 1 17 17.0 0 PUNT RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD R. Rouse 5 59 11.8 0 New Mexico State Aggies PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Christian 24/42 263 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Turner 16 42 2.6 0 J. Hall 1 8 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Williams 9 103 11.4 0 D. Preston 6 41 6.8 0 T. Lee 3 31 10.3 0 K. Turner 3 54 18.0 1 T. Rogers 2 19 9.5 0 S. McIntyre 1 15 15.0 0 DEFENSIVE TACK SACK INT TD B. Aoelua 8 0.0 0 0 B. Adolpho 7 1.0 0 0 J. Smith 4 0.0 0 0 A. Edwards 5 0.0 0 0 D. Savage 4 0.0 0 0 B. Bonilla 3 0.0 0 0 J. Green 2 0.0 0 0 D. Mahoney 2 0.0 0 0 N. Lolohea 2 0.0 0 0 D. Coleman 1 0.0 0 0 T. Stuart 2 1.0 0 0 P. Fils 2 0.0 0 0 B. Bradley 2 0.0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG T. Stampler 1/1 1/1 4 27 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 J. Capraro 8 352 44.0 0 KICK RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD D. Coleman 1 21 21.0 0 T. Lee 1 17 17.0 0 PUNT RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD K. Turner 2 12 6.0 0

B. Bradley(#6) jumps in front of a would be receiver to intercept a D. Carr pass. Bradley would would pick off another pass in the 3rd quarter, earning him player of the game for the Aggies.


B. Aldolpho(#36) sacks D. Car(#4) for an eight yard loss. The Aggies defense played very good shutting the Bulldogs out in the first half.


K. Turner(#3) catches a pass out of the backfield for 41 yard touchdown pass. The Aggies offense played very poorly for the second week in a row, stalling on drives and turning the ball over.

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Week 12 in the NCAA

KNIGHTS TASTE DEFEAT
The previously-undefeated #7 UCF Knights falter against Southern Miss 3-17.

CLOSE ONE IN UNIVERSITY PARK
The #22 Cornhuskers barely overcome the tough crowd in Happy Valley against #25 Penn State 35-31.

IN THE ZONE...
#4 Boise State notches a conference win against #13 TCU behind the arm of Moore 38-16.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 14, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Notre Dame(38)	10	0	1502
2	2	Oklahoma(21)	9	0	1400
3	3	Oklahoma State(1)	10	0	1332
4	4	Boise State(1)	9	0	1214
5	5	Stanford	9	1	1181
6	8	Michigan State	9	1	1007
7	9	South Carolina	9	1	947
8	11	Wisconsin	8	2	873
9	12	Auburn	8	2	850
10	6	Alabama	8	2	759
11	14	Ohio State	8	2	758
12	7	UCF	9	1	742
13	10	Oregon	8	2	702
14	19	Mississippi State	8	2	666
15	17	LSU	7	3	624
16	18	Texas	7	2	603
17	13	TCU	8	2	573
18	20	Arkansas	7	3	511
19	22	Nebraska	7	3	482
20	21	Florida State	8	2	480
21	--	Southern Miss	9	1	420
22	16	Virginia Tech	8	2	373
23	24	Texas A&M	7	3	371
24	--	Georgia Tech	8	2	285
25	15	SMU	8	2	281

Dropped Out
#23 Hawai'i
#25 Penn State

Others Receiving Votes
Louisville(219)
Michigan(193)
Arizona(149)
Cincinnati(106)
Maryland(100)
Penn State(53)
USC(27)
Hawai'i(24)

SHINING STAR
#5 Stanford QB Andrew Luck [99 ovr] helps his Heisman candidacy with a big win against #10 Oregon 38-29.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 14, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford		194/296, 2784 Yds, 32 TD, 5 Int, 109 Car, 446 yds, 6 TD
Ryan Tannehill	QB	Texas A&M		184/307, 2773 Yds, 21 TD, 5 Int, 149 Car, 619 Yds, 10 TD
Brandon Weeden	QB	Oklahoma State		204/360, 3033 Yds, 34 TD, 5 Int, 90 Car, 101 Yds, 4 TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		205/271, 2972 Yds, 39 TD, 1 Int, 86 Car, 338 Yds, 3 TD
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		146 Car, 856 Yds, 11 TD, 26 Rec, 356 Yds, 3 TD

Western Athletic Conference Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 14, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Nevada	6-3	0.660	4-0	304	186	W5
Hawai'i	7-2	0.770	5-1	315	200	L1
Fresno State	4-5	0.440	3-2	214	201	W2
Utah State	3-6	0.330	2-2	165	277	W1
Louisiana Tech	4-6	0.400	2-3	201	292	L2
New Mexico State	2-7	0.220	2-3	176	311	L4
Idaho	6-4	0.600	2-3	276	237	W2
San Jose State	0-10	0.000	0-6	85	353	L10

New Mexico State Aggies Recruiting - 2011
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Mark Johnson	WR	HS	San Angelo, TX	6'2''	160lbs
Shawn Gould	WR	HS	Florence, AZ	6'0''	168lbs
Jay McCoy	WR	HS	Crystal City, TX	6'3''	189lbs
Michael Sanders	WR	HS	Taylor, TX	6'3''	184lbs
Heath O'Donnell	WR	HS	Friendswood, TX	6'0''	208lbs

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LOOKIN' TO GET AWAY
New Mexico State hopes to right the ship by getting away from Las Cruces.

Matchup Preview | November 19, 2011
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New Mexico State Aggies (2-7(2-3), 1-3 Away)		Brigham Young Cougars (3-7, 0-3 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 19.5(#97) Points Per Game 23.9(#74) 3099(#114) Total Offensive Yards 3320(#92) 593(#119) Rushing Yards 1124(#106) 4 Rushing TD 7 2506(#24) Passing Yards 2196(#52) 15 Passing TD 18 Defensive Stats Comparison 3782(#91) Total Yards Allowed 3285(#44) 1195(#20) Rushing Yards Allowed 1526(#83) 2587(#112) Passing Yards Allowed 1759(#25) 311 Points Allowed 227 19 Sacks 25 9 Fumble Recoveries 8 8 Interceptions 13 Injury Report HB Victor Johnson [58 ovr] Strained back (3 weeks) No Players Injured Game Notes The Aggies go into BYU to play the Cougars with a defense that that put up a decent showing last week, but the offense played sub par. The New Mexico State offense has turned the ball over a total of 17 times this season and a good chunk of those coming in the last couple weeks. The Aggies offense needs to get on some kind of roll to finish off the season strong, but it's going to be hard against a top 50 caliber defense and a very underrated offense.

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DOWNWARD SPIRAL
New Mexico State looks for answers after losing 44-26 to BYU.

New Mexico State Aggies (2-8) at BYU Cougars (4-7)
Nov 19, 2011 1 2 3 4 F New Mexico State Aggies 6 14 0 6 26 BYU Cougars 7 0 28 9 44 Top Performers New Mexico State Aggies D. Preston, 5 Rec, 81 Yds, 2 TD BYU Cougars J. Quezada 6 Car, 85 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Rec, 7 Yds	Team Stats Comparison NMSU BYU First Downs 12 13 3rd Down Efficiency 6-17(35%) 4-11(36%) 4th Down Efficiency 1-1(100%) 0-0(0%) Total Yards 266 395 Passing Yards 215 235 Rushing Yards 51 160 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-25 1-10 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 16:33 15:27
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING NMSU BYU 5:16 (BYU) J. Di Luigi, 1 Yd run (R. Stephenson kick) 0 7 1:51 (NMSU) D. Preston, 11 Yd pass from M. Christian (missed kick) 6 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING NMSU BYU 1:47 (NMSU) M. Williams, 16 Yd pass from M. Christian (T. Stampler kick) 13 7 0:03 (NMSU) D. Preston, 24 Yd pass from M. Christian (T. Stampler kick) 20 7 THIRD QUARTER SCORING NMSU BYU 7:07 (BYU) J. Quezada, 53 Yd run (R. Stephenson kick) 20 14 4:25 (BYU) J. Quezada, 3 Yd run (R. Stephenson kick) 20 21 2:57 (BYU) D. Mahina, 75 Yd pass from J. Heaps (R. Stephenson kick) 20 28 0:24 (BYU) R. Brown, 9 Yd pass from J. Heaps (R. Stephenson kick) 20 35 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING NMSU BYU 4:31 (NMSU) K. Turner, 9 Yd run (2-Pt failed) 26 37 2:35 (BYU) R. Buckner, returned interception 62 Yds (R. Stephenson kick) 26 44
New Mexico State Aggies PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Christian 16/37 206 3 2 T. Rust 1/1 9 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Turner 15 64 4.2 1 J. Hall 4 2 0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Preston 5 81 16.2 2 T. Rogers 4 39 9.7 0 M. Williams 4 27 6.7 1 S. McIntyre 1 2 2.0 0 T. Lee 1 47 47.0 0 K. Turner 1 22 22.0 0 DEFENSIVE TACK SACK INT TD D. Savage 6 0.0 0 0 J. Smith 9 0.0 0 0 B. Aoelua 6 0.0 0 0 B. Bonilla 3 0.0 0 0 B. Bradley 5 0.0 0 0 B. Adolpho 3 1.0 0 0 D. Mahoney 5 0.0 0 0 J. Green 4 0.0 1 0 P. Fils 1 0.0 0 0 A. Joyner 1 0.0 0 0 T. Stuart 2 1.0 0 0 G. Martinez 1 0.0 0 0 J. Harris 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG T. Stampler 0/1 2/3 2 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 J. Capraro 7 299 42.7 0 KICK RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD D. Preston 1 16 16.0 0 K. Turner 1 28 28.0 0 PUNT RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD K. Turner 1 5 5.0 0 BYU Cougars PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Heaps 16/25 235 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Di Luigi 20 98 4.9 1 J. Quezada 6 85 14.1 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Di Luigi 3 36 12.0 0 R. Brown 3 41 13.6 1 R. Apo 3 27 9.0 0 D. Mahina 2 95 47.5 1 C. Hoffman 2 21 10.5 0 J. Quezada 2 7 3.5 0 M. Jacobson 1 8 8.0 0 DEFENSIVE TACK SACK INT TD K. Van Noy 8 1.0 0 0 U. Kaveinga 6 1.0 0 0 J. Galeai 7 0.0 0 0 T. Uale 5 1.0 0 0 J. Johnson 4 1.0 0 0 P, Hadley 3 0.0 0 0 M. Putman 3 0.0 0 0 C. Eason 4 0.0 0 0 J. Fraizer 3 0.0 0 0 E. Manumaleuna 2 0.0 0 0 T. Bryson 4 0.0 0 0 B. Ogletree 1 0.0 0 0 R. Fuga 1 0.0 0 0 R. Buckner 0 0.0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG R. Stephenson 0/1 6/6 6 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 R. Stephenson 3 129 43.0 0 KICK RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD C. Hoffman 3 60 20.0 0 J. Di Luigi 2 46 23.0 0 PUNT RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD C. Hoffman 3 39 13.0 0

D. Preston(#9) dives past a defender to catch a touchdown pass on 3rd and goal from the 11 yard line. Preston was named the player of the game for the Aggies after recording 5 catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns.


J. Green(#1) jumps up and intercepts a J. Heaps pass setting up a quick score for the Aggies, in the 2nd quarter. New Mexico State's defense played the pass very well allowing under 200 yards till Heap hit his tight end for a 75 yard touchdown, but the faltered against the run allowing nearly 200 yards.


K. Turner(#3) finishes off a three play no huddle drive with a 9 yard rush just off the right side. Turner and the running game never really got on a roll and that is something the Aggies are going to need to work on to finish out the year with two more wins.

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Week 13 in the NCAA

SUNKEN FEELING
The #4 Boise State Broncos fall for the first time in 2011 against San Diego State 20-17.

TRUE TEST
The SEC Game of the Week pits #8 Alabama against #7 Auburn.

MAKE OR BREAK WEEKEND
#9 Notre Dame vs. #3 Stanford tops the list of big games this weekend.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 21, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Oklahoma(37)	10	0	1501
2	3	Oklahoma State(24)	11	0	1451
3	5	Stanford	10	1	1166
4	6	Michigan State	10	1	1120
5	7	South Carolina	10	1	1073
6	8	Wisconsin	9	2	1033
7	9	Auburn	9	2	974
8	10	Alabama	9	2	929
9	1	Notre Dame	10	1	901
10	12	UCF	10	1	862
11	13	Oregon	9	2	797
12	14	Mississippi State	9	2	782
13	4	Boise State	9	1	723
14	15	LSU	8	3	716
15	16	Texas	8	2	667
16	17	TCU	9	2	627
17	19	Nebraska	8	3	553
18	20	Florida State	9	2	503
19	21	Southern Miss	10	1	483
20	11	Ohio State	8	3	469
21	23	Texas A&M	8	3	377
22	24	Georgia Tech	9	2	356
23	--	Penn State	8	3	332
24	--	Lousiville	9	2	279
25	--	North Carolina	9	2	224

Dropped Out
#18 Arkansas
#22 Virginia Tech
#25 SMU

Others Receiving Votes
Arizona(197)
Boston College(180)
Cincinnati(165)
Maryland(123)
Arkansas(97)
Houston(91)
Virginia Tech(48)
Hawai'i(10)

STAR GAZING
See what's shaking on the Heisman front.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 21, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford		212/323, 3017 Yds, 36 TD, 6 Int
Ryan Tannehill	QB	Texas A&M		205/335, 2975 Yds, 24 TD, 5 Int, 165 Car, 677 Yds, 11 TD
Brandon Weeden	QB	Oklahoma State		231/397, 3453 Yds, 39 TD, 7 Int, 94 Car, 108 Yds, 5 TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		226/307, 3355 Yds, 40 TD, 3 Int, 101 Car, 377 Yds, 4 TD
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		167 Car, 988 Yds, 13 TD, 27 Rec, 366 Yds, 3 TD

Western Athletic Conference Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 21, 2011
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Nevada	7-3	0.700	5-0	345	196	W6
Hawai'i	8-2	0.800	6-1	353	213	W1
Utah State	4-6	0.400	3-2	202	304	W2
Fresno State	4-6	0.400	3-3	227	239	L1
New Mexico State	2-8	0.200	2-3	202	355	L5
Louisiana Tech	4-7	0.360	2-4	211	333	L3
Idaho	6-5	0.540	2-4	303	274	L1
San Jose State	0-11	0.000	0-6	98	384	L11

#120 RECRUITING CLASS

New Mexico State Aggies Recruiting - 2011
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Michael Sanders	WR	HS	Taylor, TX	6'3''	184lbs
Heath O'Donnell	WR	HS	Friendswood, TX	6'0''	208lbs
Shawn Gould	WR	HS	Florence, AZ	6'0''	168lbs
Mark Johnson	WR	HS	San Angelo, TX	6'2''	160lbs
Jay McCoy	WR	HS	Crystal City, TX	6'3''	189lbs
Adam Fontaine	CB	HS	Westminster, CO	5'11''	174lbs

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JUST HOW BAD?
Two bad WAC teams go at it this week.

Matchup Preview | November 26, 2011
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New Mexico State Aggies (2-8(2-3), 1-5 Away)		Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-7(2-4), 2-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 20.2(#93) Points Per Game 19.1(#100) 3365(#117) Total Offensive Yards 3640(#63) 644(#119) Rushing Yards 1288(#96) 5 Rushing TD 13 2721(#25) Passing Yards 2352(#54) 18 Passing TD 11 Defensive Stats Comparison 4177(#92) Total Yards Allowed 4399(#103) 1355(#26) Rushing Yards Allowed 1793(#95) 2822(#111) Passing Yards Allowed 2606(#99) 355 Points Allowed 333 21 Sacks 24 11 Fumble Recoveries 9 9 Interceptions 3 Injury Report HB Victor Johnson [58 ovr] Strained back (2 weeks) HB Ray Holley [75 ovr] Hip pointer (2 weeks) HB Lennon Creer [85 ovr] Strained Shoulder (Questionable) LG Kevin Saia [74 ovr] Turf toe (Probable) ROLB Jay Dudley [86 ovr] Strained quadricep (Questionable) Game Notes This is a must win game for the coaching staff of the Aggies. They have one of the worst records in the WAC and the defensive coordinator, Dale Lindsey, is starting to feel his seat warm up. However this may not be an easy win, Louisiana Tech has more talent on the team but they have been hit by the injury bug. For New Mexico State they need to get Turner going early to be at least threatening on the ground to open up some easy passes for Christian and company. For Louisiana Tech they need to C. Cameron to take care of the ball and be careful not to throw interceptions and make the Aggies one dimensional by shutting down the running game.