LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State football team travels to Fayetteville, Ark. to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. MT.

WHERE TO WATCH

For those who can't make it to the game can catch the home opener on the SEC Network with  Taylor Zarzour on the call and Andre Ware serving as the analyst. Olivia Harlan is down on the field as the sideline reporter.

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 former NM State football player 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.

GET YOUR SEASON TICKETS NOW!

All Aggie fans are able to purchase a special three-game mini-pack for the final home contests. The pack includes tickets to the Arkansas State (10/28) , Idaho (11/25) and the final home game versus South Alabama (12/2) for just $34. The special offer guarantess tickets for Aggie fans to the final home games of 2017.

If you are not yet a football season ticket-holder, you can purchase them at the Pan American Center ticket office from 8 a.m. (MT) to 6 p.m. or by calling 575-646-1420. 

SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS

Arkansas enters Saturday's contest with a 1-2 record with their only win coming in the season-opener over Florida A&M, 49-7, on Aug. 31. The Razorbacks last game saw them fall, 50-43, in overtime to Texas A&M.

On the year, Arkansas has outscored opponents 99-85. Coming into the weekend showdown, the team out of Fayetteville, Ark. has gotten the better of their opponents in each of the first three quarters of play but has been outscored 40-29 in the final 15 minutes in 2017.

The offense has produced well both through the air and on the ground. With 548 passing yards and 591 rushing, the Razorbacks average 379.7 yards of total offense. This offensive attack is led by quarterback Austin Allen who is 35-for-67 for 502 yards and four touchdowns. The Razorbacks have plenty of options in the backfield as six players have multiple carries and three have found their way to the end zone.

On defense, Arkansas looks to linebackers Dre Greenlaw and De'Jon Harris who lead the team with 33 and 27 tackles, respectively. The Razorback defense has allowed opponents to put up 345.7 yards of total offense per game 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The Sun Belt Conference announced the football player of the week awards on Monday, Sept. 25. After a career-night against Battle of I-10 rival UTEP, New Mexico State defensive back Shamad Lomax earned the nod for defensive player of the week.

In the impressive 41-14 victory, Lomax recorded nine tackles and a career-high three interceptions. All three interceptions also came in just the first half, including a 19-yard pick-six that put the Aggies up 21-7 before heading to the locker room.

The three interceptions was the first time an Aggie has accomplished such a feat since Donald Stowers did so against UNLV on Nov. 18, 1995.

NM State's defense, led by Lomax, totaled five interceptions on the night which helped the Aggies to their first victory over rival UTEP since Sept. 20, 2008 and ended an eight-game losing streak.

This was Lomax's first Sun Belt Player of the Week honor and the third this season for an Aggie with quarterback Tyler Rogers and defensive back Ron LaForce earning the honor back on Sept. 11.

NOTABLES: LAST GAME

- The victory on Saturday night was the first time NM State had beaten both rivals (UNM and UTEP) in the same season since 2002. That was also the last season the Aggies had a winning record (7-5).

- This is the first season NM State has beaten UNM on the road and UTEP at home since 1976.

- Larry Rose III moved into second all-time in rushing yards for NM State (3,990) and eight all-time in scoring (198).

- Tyler Rogers moved into second all-time in total offense (8,385).

- Shamad Lomax's interception return for a touchdown was the first by an Aggie since Jaden Wright's against UL Lafayette (10/1/16).

- Lomax set a career-high with three interceptions.

- This was the first time an Aggie has had three interceptions in one game since Donald Stowers at UNLV (11/18/95).

- NM State totaled five interceptions and was the first time the team had four or more since playing Florida International (10/30/04)

- Rose III totaled three touchdowns, his first time have more than two since the game versus Idaho (10/31/15)

- Conner Cramer recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career as an Aggie.

- The Aggies totaled the most interceptions since tallying six against Long Beach State (10/7/88) and Wichita State (10/15/66).

AN NM STATE WIN WOULD…

- Be the first time NM State has beaten a Power 5 opponent since toppling Minnesota on the road 28-21 on 9/10/11.

- Be the first time NM State has had a 3-2 record at the end of September since going 3-2 in 2007.

- Be NM State's first win over Arkansas in program history`

UP NEXT

Following Saturday's match-up in Arkansas, NM State remains on the road traveling to take on Sun Belt foe Appalachian State in Boone, N.C. on Oct. 7, at 1:30 p.m. MT.