New Mexico State is headed to the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque to take on a team that's appeared in the bowl three times already. The Aggies will meet the Fresno State Bulldogs in Albuquerque. NMSU won eight in a row before losing at Liberty in the Conference USA championship game on Saturday. It's Fresno State's fourth appearance in the game and they'll arrive trying to snap a three-game losing streak this year while extending a four-game bowl winning streak.
Fresno State (8-4, Mountain West) vs. New Mexico State (10-4, Conference USA), Dec. 16, 5:45 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Albuquerque, N.M.
TOP PLAYERS
Fresno State: QB Mikey Keene, 2,596 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, nine interceptions.
New Mexico State: QB Diego Pavia, 2,915 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, team-high 853 rushing yards, six touchdowns.
NOTABLE
Fresno State: Coach Jeff Tedford has temporarily stepped away from the program to focus on personal health concerns and assistant head coach and linebackers coach Tim Skipper will serve as the lead coach for the game.
New Mexico State: The Aggies are appearing in a bowl for the second time in as many seasons under coach Jerry Kill and for the the second time in program history; the first was in 1959 and 1960.
LAST TIME
Fresno State won 34-17 at New Mexico State in 2019 and leads 18-1 overall.
BOWL HISTORY
Fresno State: Fourth New Mexico Bowl and 31st bowl appearance.
New Mexico State: First New Mexico Bowl and sixth bowl appearance overall. The Aggies are 4-0-1 in prior bowl games.