The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football competition as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
On September 12, 2012, New Mexico State announced that it will stay in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and become an independent, after the WAC will transition to a non-football playing Division I conference after the 2012 season. New Mexico State will return to the Sun Belt Conference in 2014 for football only.
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