Team: New Mexico State Aggies
Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium
Conference: Sun Belt
Sport: College Football
Background: New Mexico State University (NMSU)
is a land-grant university that has its main campus in Las
Cruces in southern New Mexico, United States. The school was
founded in 1888 as a agricultural college and preparatory
school. As of 2004, enrollment counts nearly 24,000. NMSU
offers a wide range of programs and awards bachelor's, master's,
and doctoral degrees.
In sports, the NMSU's teams are called the Aggies, a nickname
derived from the school's agricultural beginnings. They compete
in the Sun Belt Conference, NCAA Division I-A. Their mascot
is Pistol Pete and colors crimson and white.
NMSU has major rivalries with the University of New Mexico
(the NMSU-New Mexico football game is called "The Battle
of I-25"), and the University of Texas at El Paso (called
"The Battle of I-10", with the winner of the NMSU-UTEP
football game getting the Silver Spade).