Zia Country 99.5 | NM State Athletics Insider Podcast Series
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Though there will not be any NM State football games played in the fall of 2020, Aggie fans will still have the opportunity to get their gridiron fix.
Each Saturday night for a span of 10 weeks, Aggie fans will be treated to re-airings of some classic NM State football victories from the past forty-plus years. Hosted by US Bank/NM State Hall of Fame Broadcaster Jack Nixon, the Aggie Football Classics series presented by Whataburger and Zia Country 99.5 begins Saturday, September 5. Each game in the series will be broadcast live on Zia Country 99.5 FM at 7:00 p.m. Saturday nights.
In addition to the live re-broadcasts of the games Saturday nights, fans will also be able to listen to each game the following Monday on the NM State Athletics Insider Podcast series available on NMStateSports.com, Apple Music, Spotify, Stitcher and iHeart Radio.
A full schedule of the 10-week run of the Aggie Football Classics series is below.
2020 Aggie Football Classics Series
September 5 | NM State vs. UTEP (9/16/78 • First game in Aggie Memorial Stadium)
September 12 | NM State at Tulsa (10/6/01 • Two Aggie kickoff return touchdowns)
September 19 | NM State at Arizona State (9/18/99 • NM State defeats a Pac-12 foe)
September 26 | NM State vs. Long Beach State (11/9/91 • NM State comes from behind to win)
October 3 | NM State vs. South Alabama (12/2/19 • NM State becomes bowl eligible)
October 10 | NM State vs. Wichita State (11/6/76 • NM State homecoming win)
October 17 | NM State vs. Arkansas State (9/11/93 • NM State returned a missed PAT to win)
October 24 | NM State vs. Northern Illinois (10/9/93 • Shut down high-powered NIU offense)
October 31 | NM State vs. New Mexico (9/11/99 • Battle of I-25 rivalry win)
November 7 | NM State vs. Utah State (12/29/17 • Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl)
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