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Game Recap: Football | Wednesday 10\/07\/2026 | Michael Navarrette<\/p>\n


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\n Aggies Drop Weekday Clash in Miami
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MIAMI \u2013 Playing in its second midweek game of the season, NM State returned to action on Wednesday night, taking on the FIU Panthers as part of Weekday CUSA. Behind a trio of giveaways, the Aggies recorded their lowest scoring output of the season, falling 22-3. With the loss, NM State falls to 2-4 on the season, with a 1-1 mark in Conference USA action. After playing three games in a span of 12 days, NM State now looks ahead to a bye week, before visiting Huntsville, Texas, for a Wednesday night matchup with Sam Houston on Oct. 21.
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\nFollowing a lightning delay that set kickoff back by 34 minutes, NM State opened its first drive with a big run from reigning CUSA Offensive Player of the Week James Jones<\/a>. However, it would be unable to produce any points on either of its first two drives. While both drives stalled, the Aggies’ Brody Richter<\/a> did pin the Panthers inside the 10-yard line with each of his first two boots.
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\nOn the Aggies’ third drive of the night, FIU would take the ball away on the first play of the possession as a pass sailed over the receiver’s head and into the hands of the Panther safety. Following the turnover, FIU would tally a nine-play, 53-yard drive that finished with a score by Anthony Carrie to give the home side a 7-0 edge nearing the end of the opening quarter.
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\nThe NM State offense would respond with their first points of the night on the following possession, using a 26-yard third-down completion to Terrione Graves<\/a> and eight rushes before capping the drive with a field goal by Kyah Francone<\/a> from 26 yards out.
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\nDespite several big defensive stops that forced FIU into 3rd-and-long multiple times, the Panthers answered with a 14-play, 56-yard scoring drive that put the Aggies behind by a touchdown with 2:29 remaining in the first half.
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\nAt the break, NM State was fueled offensively by its run game which amassed 92 yards in the first half, including 69 from Jones. Defensively, the Aggie defensive front consistently created pressure, coming away with three tackles for loss, including a pair of sacks for veteran Gabe Peterson<\/a>.
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\nFIU would add a field goal to its total on its first possession as it worked the ball deep into Aggie territory. Despite a sack fumble forced by Sone Aupiu<\/a> that pushed the Panthers’ back 16 yards, the FIU kicker would be true from 52 yards to give the Panthers a 13-3 lead.
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\nThe Panthers would once again push the ball deep onto the Aggies’ side of the field, but the NM State defense would bow up and limit the home side to another field goal, keeping the game within 13 points.]
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\nNM State would threaten on its next drive as Adam Damante<\/a> hooked up with AJ Williams III<\/a> for 32 yards on 3rd-and-18, marking the longest play of the night for the Crimson and White. However, the FIU defense would come up with a stop on fourth down just four plays later to keep the Aggies at bay.
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\n\tNM State is now 2-3 all-time against FIU and now holds a 7-5 record in Weekday CUSA contests.
\n\tWith senior cornerback Javon Gillipsie’s interception late in the game on Thursday night, the Aggies have now recorded at least one turnover in 21 of the last 22 games.
\n\tJames Jones<\/a> led the Aggie attack on the ground, finishing with 89 yards on 15 carries, including a long of 27 yards on the opening snap. On the year, the senior from Baltimore has amassed 607 yards on 89 carries.
\n\tJones was also the leading receiver in receptions for the Crimson & White, finishing with three catches for 19 yards – a new season high in both receptions and yards.
\n\tBrody Richter<\/a> has now pinned 15 of his 21 punts inside the 20, including dropping three inside the 10-yard line.
\n\tEntering Wednesday’s game, FIU had allowed just three sacks on the season. Defensive end Gabe Peterson<\/a> tallied two of his own against the Panthers, with veteran linebacker Sone Aupiu<\/a> adding one sack. For Peterson, this marked a new career high in sacks. He also logged a career-best three tackles for loss.
\n\tFinishing with six tackles in Miami, Sone Aupiu<\/a> now sits just two tackles shy of 200 for his career.
\n\tKyah Francone<\/a> recorded his first made collegiate field goal as he was responsible for the Aggies’ only points of the night with a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter.
\n\tTallying 13 total tackles, including nine solo stops, safety Nick Session<\/a> posted the most tackles by an Aggie in a single game this season. This also marks a new career high for the fifth year Aggie.
\n\tHauling in a 32-yard pass in the third quarter, AJ Williams III<\/a> tabbed the longest offensive play of the night for NM State. This became his third reception of the season of at least 29 yards.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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