New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners
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TK King catches go-ahead touchdown for New Mexico State in Battle of I-10 win over UTEP, 34-31
With just over a minute to play, on fourth-and-11, Skyler Locklear connected with Jaylan Brown for a 34-yard catch on the right sideline to put UTEP into field goal range. Kenny Odom scored on a 28-yard toss over his shoulder that he grabbed with one hand to take the lead, 31-27 with 56 seconds left.
Aggies quarterback Adam Damonte completed two passes to get New Mexico State from its own 25 to UTEP's 44. Dijon Stanley rushed for 25 yards to set the offense up for King's catch to win the program’s 40th Silver Spade Trophy.
Damonte, in his first start for New Mexico State, completed 29 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns. Stanley finished with 106 rushing yards.
UTEP (2-9, 1-6 Conference USA) scored 21 points in the first quarter. Locklear threw a 27-yard pass to Wondame Davis Jr. and rushed for a 1-yard score.
New Mexico State (4-7, 2-5) countered with a 21-point run of its own in the second quarter, off two touchdown throws by Damonte to Donovan Faupel and a 53-yard run up the middle by Stanley, keeping the game even going into halftime.
Both teams traded field goals to keep the game tied at 24. New Mexico State kicker David Barker drilled a kick from 24 yards out to take the lead, 27-24.
Locklear threw two touchdowns and set a single-season QB rushing touchdown record with his eighth touchdown of the season.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:58 | Skyler Locklear 1 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:42 | Ashten Emory 30 Yd Run (Carlos Arreola Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:56 | Wondame Davis Jr. 27 Yd pass from Skyler Locklear (Carlos Arreola Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:57 | Donovan Faupel 8 Yd pass from Adam Damante (David Barker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:10 | Donovan Faupel 11 Yd pass from Adam Damante (David Barker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:15 | Dijon Stanley 57 Yd Run (David Barker Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 5:09 | David Barker 46 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:06 | Tanner Cragun 22 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 10:20 | David Barker 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 0:56 | Kenny Odom 28 Yd pass from Skyler Locklear (Carlos Arreola Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:21 | TK King 10 Yd pass from Adam Damante (David Barker Kick) |
Statistics
 NMSU |
 UTEP |
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|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 8-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 470 | Total Yards | 399 |
| 276 | Passing | 151 |
| 30/42 | Comp/Att | 16/30 |
| 6.6 | Yards per pass | 5.0 |
| 194 | Rushing | 248 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 34 |
| 5.0 | Yards per rush | 7.3 |
| 6-51 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 36:44 | Possession | 23:16 |
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