LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Entering the final week of the regular season, the New Mexico State football team plays host to South Alabama on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 2:30 p.m. MT in Aggie Memorial Stadium sponsored by Farm Bureau Financial Services. The final game features the Aggies looking for win number six and bowl eligibility.

WHERE TO WATCH
Saturday's contest can be streamed through AggieVision or ESPN3 with Adam Young on the call and Danny Knee serving as the analyst.

LISTEN UP!
Fans can also listen in to the game on the Aggie Sports Network with NM State Athletics/US Bank Hall of Famer Jack Nixon on the call and Cory Lucas as the analyst. The broadcast can be heard on the flagship station, 99.5 FM KXPZ or with the TuneIn app.

Affiliates:        
Alamagordo - 103.7 FM KNMZ
Albuquerque - 1150 AM KNMM
Carlsbad - 1240 AM KAMQ
El Paso - 1380 AM KHEY
Gallup - 1230 AM, 94.9 FM KYVA
Las Vegas - 107.1 FM KMDS

STAY CONNECTED
Get up to the minute information and news about the NM State football team all season on Twitter by following @NMStateFootball, on Instagram by following @NMStateFB and through Facebook.com/NMSUAthletics.

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
South Alabama enters Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday with 4-7 overall record and 3-4 mark in Sun Belt Conference play.

The Jaguars have been outscored 26.9 to 20.1 per game. To South Alabama's benefit, the team has produced 62 points off of turnovers in comparison to their opponent's total of 48. The offensive production has seen the Jaguars put up 332.6 yards per game with 228.5 through the air and 104.1 on the ground.

South Alabama has been outscored in every quarter this season, most notably in the second (68-48) and third quarters (71-43).

On defense, the Jaguars have allowed 411.1 yards per game 19 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing scores through 11 games. The South Alabama defense has been able to record 12 fumble recoveries and seven interceptions. Leading tackler Jeremy Reaves (97) leads the team with three picks and two fumble recoveries.

NOTABLES: LAST GAME
- The victory over Idaho marked the highest season win total for the Aggies in the Doug Martin era (5).
- With win number five, NM State recorded the most wins since 2004.
- This win over the Vandals moved the Aggies win streak at home over Idaho to four games.
- NM State set a game-high for the program with 11 sacks. This tops the previous high of eight set against Angelo State (Sept. 26, 1987).
- With 11 sacks against the Vandals, NM State set a new season-high for sacks with 35. The previous high was 31 for the team in 1999.
- Leon McQuaker recorded his first career interception as an Aggie.
- For the third-straight game the Aggies scored on their first possession. This was also the fourth time they have done so in the last five games and fifth time all year.
- With Jaden Wright's game-ending interception that gave the team 14 on the year which topped the 2016 total of 13.
- Larry Rose III recorded his ninth career game with multiple rushing touchdowns and third against Idaho.

AN NM STATE WIN WOULD…
- Be the first win for NM State over South Alabama.
- Make the Aggies bowl eligible for the first time since 2002.
- Move Doug Martin into the Top-10 for most wins in program history.
- Be the first time NM State has won back-to-back games since 2015.

THE A-TRAIN
This past Saturday, Nov. 25, when NM State hosted Idaho the Aggie defense set a few new records with the pass rush. The defensive front recorded a program-high 11 sacks, topping the previous high of eight set versus Angelo State in 1987.

With the 11 sacks the team also now has a season total of 35 which is a new single-season record at NM State with the previous record being 31 set in 1999.

 AGAINST ALL ODDS
The Aggies are one of 10 teams out of the 130 programs playing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) that plays less than six games at home. Of those 10, just NM State, Navy, ULM and UTEP also have a schedule with zero Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) opponents.

Despite the tough schedule in 2017, New Mexico State joins just Navy as the only teams with those hurdles to overcome who are still playing for the opportunity to make a postseason bowl.

 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
After leading a record-setting defensive front against Idaho on Saturday, NM State defensive end Cedric Wilcots II earned player of the week honors.

Wilcots recorded a career-high six tackles with 3.5 sacks in the team's win over the Vandals. The sophomore's total led the Aggies to a program-high 11 sacks in the contest and set a new single-season record for sacks with 35.

With the help of Wilcots, the NM State defense held Idaho to the lowest opponent point total this season in the 17-10 victory. The Aggies also kept the Vandals to just 41 rushing yards which is the fewest yards allowed since ULM ran for 64 back on Dec. 5, 2015.

IN THE NATION
After week 13 of action in college football, NM State football along with a handful of Aggies are ranked in the top-25 nationally through games on Nov. 25, 2017.

As a team, NM State is ranked in the top-25 in six categories…

Rk          Category                           Value
5             Passing Offense                343.6*
10           Sacks Per Game               3.18
12           Def. 3rd Down Conv.        .310*
16           3rd Down Conversion       .459*
22           Interceptions                     14*
24           Turnovers Gained             22*

Individually, the Aggies also have seven players ranked in the top-25 nationally as well.

#17 Tyler Rogers (QB)
Rk          Category                           Value
3             Completions Per Game     27.9*
6             Total Offense                     339.8*
16           Passing Yards                   3,374*
14           Pts. Responsible For        188
24           Passing TDs                      24

 #31 Dalton Herrington (LB)
Rk          Category                          Value
9             Total Tackles                     10.5*
20           TFL Per Game                   1.4

 #10 Cedric Wilcots II (DE)
Rk          Category                          Value
23           Sacks Per Game               0.68
24           Forced Fumbles                0.27*

#22 Shamad Lomax (DB)
Rk          Category                          Value
19           Total Interceptions              4
21           Fumbles Recovered           2*

#49 Lui Fa'amasino (LB)
Rk          Category                         Value
21           Fumbles Recovered          2*

#11 Malik Demby (LB)
Rk          Category                         Value
21           Fumbles Recovered         2*

#1 Jason Huntley (RB)             
Rk          Category                         Value
24           Kickoff Return TDs           1

*Denotes Sun Belt Conference Leader

 CHANGE THE RECORD
Entering week 14, NM State senior running back Larry Rose III and redshirt senior quarterback Tyler Rogers look to etch their names further into the program's record book. The two players sit in the top-5 for a combined 11 career offensive records for the Aggies.

Rose III already has his name second all-time for rushing yards (4,373) and rushing touchdowns (36), third in carries (744), and all-purpose yards (5,465) and fourth in scoring (240).

 Rogers also looks to rewrite the record books as he is second all-time in passing yards (9,730), completions (863), attempts (1,406), passing touchdowns (66), total offense (10,353) and total touchdowns (79).

 Wide receiver Jaleel Scott also sits 10th all-time in receiving touchdowns (10), despite only suiting up for his second season as an Aggie.

WHAT IF…?
Should the Aggies win on Saturday, the team finishes the season with six wins and a chance to play in a postseason bowl for the first time since 1960.