New Mexico State Aggies @ Sam Houston Bearkats
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|
 New Mexico State Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
 Sam Houston Bearkats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Scoring
Q1 6:36NMSUAbraham Montano 32 Yd Field Goal 3–0 Q1 5:31SHSUHunter Watson 46 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick)3–7 Q1 0:35SHSUJay Ducker 1 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick)3–14 Q2 6:26SHSUHunter Watson 8 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick)3–21 Q4 13:29SHSUSimeon Evans 20 Yd pass from Jase Bauer (Christian Pavon Kick)3–28 Q4 8:35NMSUJerry Lydiatt 3 Yd pass from Santino Marucci (Santino Marucci Pass to Seth McGowan for Two-Point Conversion)11–28 Q4 1:51SHSUChristian Pavon 46 Yd Field Goal11–31 Passing
New Mexico State Aggies
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|
| Santino Marucci | 14/29 | 74 | 2.6 | 1 | 2 | 15.2 |
Sam Houston Bearkats
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|
| Hunter Watson | 9/21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 36.1 |
| Jase Bauer | 3/5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 99.5 |
Rushing
New Mexico State Aggies
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|
| Seth McGowan | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Santino Marucci | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Washington Jr. | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Monte Watkins | 2 | -21 | -10.5 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Houston Bearkats
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|
| Hunter Watson | 12 | 116 | 9.7 | 2 | 46 |
| DJ McKinney | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 |
| Jase Bauer | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jay Ducker | 20 | 38 | 1.9 | 1 | 9 |
| Noah Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| John Gentry | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Zach Hrbacek | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ife Adeyi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
New Mexico State Aggies
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|
| TJ Pride | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 15 |
| Jerry Lydiatt | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 |
| Jordan Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Seth McGowan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kordell David | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Latrell Neville | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Washington Jr. | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Houston Bearkats
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|
| Noah Smith | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Ife Adeyi | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Simeon Evans | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 20 |
| John Gentry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Hrbacek | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
New Mexico State Aggies
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|
| Dylan Early | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Martinez | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Session | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kale Edwards | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sone Aupiu | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayden Barnes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Arinze | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Da'Marcus Crosby II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddha Peleti | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malaki Ta'ase | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakerric Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Naki Fahina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth McGowan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishmael Aceves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Charles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Cox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Muñoz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rontravious Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanar Kelley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ta'avili Tuitama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Davis III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keonte Glinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sam Houston Bearkats
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|
| Briceon Hayes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jimmerson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick DuJour | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Weaver | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Leon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Fisher | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Cash | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Escobar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Fields | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emon Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavian Gaither | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ife Adeyi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ysidro Mascorro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S'Maje Burrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Phoenix II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Aribisala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Team stats
| New Mexico State Aggies | | Sam Houston Bearkats |
|---|
| 12 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 4-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-18 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 152 | Total Yards | 382 |
| 74 | Passing | 102 |
| 14/29 | Comp/Att | 12/26 |
| 2.6 | Yards per pass | 3.9 |
| 78 | Rushing | 280 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 55 |
| 2.8 | Yards per rush | 5.1 |
| 6-45 | Penalties | 3-40 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 23:22 | Possession | 36:38 |
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