NMSU Beats Big Ten Minnesota on the Road

DeWayne Walker

DeWayne Walker’s New Mexico State Aggie football team was embarrassed at home last week against Ohio University. And things didn’t figure to get any better this week in Minnesota when Walker’s squad took on a Big Ten team that lost by only two points on the road at mighty USC a week ago. It really didn’t work out too well for the Golden Gophers. The Aggies, led by sophomore quarterback Andrew Manley and star wide receiver Taveon Rogers played their best game in years. NMSU never trailed in the game and when the final gun sounded NMSU had delivered a stunning 28-21 upset of Minnesota before a hushed crowd.

Manning finished a great day going 20 for 30 through the air for 297 yards and three touchdowns. Four of Manning's passes were completed to Taveon Rogers for 88 yards and two scores. The game came down to a fourth down and ten situation for Minnesota at the Aggie 25 yard line with twenty seconds to go when Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill suddenly collapsed on the sideline. Kill, who has a medical history of suffering seizures was tended to for twenty minutes while both teams kneeled in prayer and the stadium fell silent. Coach Kill was taken to a local hospital where he was reportedly in stable condition. When play finally resumed the Aggie defense got the stop on the big 4th down play and a subdued celebration began on the NMSU sideline with all in attendance mindful of the condition of the Gophers coach in mind. It was easily DeWayne Walker’s biggest win as NMSU’s head coach. The Aggies return to Las Cruces for a home engagement with archrival UTEP next Saturday at Aggie Memorial Stadium. Read game recap here and box score here.

NMSU Beats Big Ten Minnesota on the Road