Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State rolls through NMSU
New Mexico State faces Fresno State in today's Isleta New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium in Albuquerque.
The Aggies are 10-4 and Fresno State is 8-4. Kickoff is set for 3:45 p.m. on ESPN.
New Mexico State competes in Conference USA and Fresno State plays in the Mountain West. This is the first time New Mexico State will play in the New Mexico Bowl and Fresno State is 1-2 in the game, including a 31-24 win vs. UTEP in 2021.
New Mexico State is seeking its second straight bowl win after defeating Bowling Green in last year's Quick Lane Bowl in Michigan.
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Final score in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10. Aggies finish 10-5, Fresno State ends 9-4 and snaps a three-game losing streak. Bulldogs win their second straight NM Bowl. In 2021, they beat UTEP, 31-24.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 17, 2023
Fresno State adds late score, now up 37-10. Jalen Moss with 9-yard TD catch. There is 4:40 left in game.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 17, 2023
Dylan Lynch with 38-yard field goal for Fresno State, which now leads 30-10 over NMSU with 7:08 left in game. Scoring drive was 9 plays/44 yards.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 17, 2023
Fresno State now up 27-10 NMSU after Mikey Keene 4-yard TD run. Scoring drive was 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:03. There is 13:20 left in game.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 17, 2023
That's the @diegopavia02 we know!🔥 Aggies convert four third downs to cut the lead to 10.#AggieUp x #HHLPpic.twitter.com/aoORlDPWmR
— New Mexico State Football (@NMStateFootball) December 17, 2023
Fresno State starts second half with a field goal from 25 yards out by Dylan Lynch. Scoring drive was 9 plays/68 yards. Fresno State 20, NMSU 3 with 11:50 left in third
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 17, 2023
Fresno State now up 17-3 on 23-yard TD catch by Jaelen Gill from Mikey Keene. Bulldogs lead New Mexico State, 17-3, with 7:02 left in first half. Scoring drive was 7 plays, 82 yards.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 16, 2023
NMSU on the board. Ethan Albertson with 45-yard field goal with 10:47 left in second quarter. Fresno State 10, NMSU 3.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 16, 2023
Fresno State turns the interception into score as QB Mikey Keene finds Josiah Freeman with a 26-yard TD down right sideline. Scoring drive 3 plays, 40 yards. Fresno State 10, NMSU 0 with 3:26 left in first quarter.
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 16, 2023
Fresno State is on the board first on a 32-yard field boal by Dylan Lynch. Scoring drive was 7 plays, 61 yards. There is 6:17 left in first quarter and it's Fresno State 3, New Mexico State0
— Felix Chavez (@Fchavezeptimes) December 16, 2023
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X (Formerly Twitter)
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