You can call it the mother of all trap games. Auburn brought in New Mexico State on Saturday the week before it plays Alabama.
And the Tigers stepped into the bear trap and were devoured by the Aggies, 31-10.
New Mexico State gets $1.8 million check from Auburn & then delivers a 31-10 beatdown to the Tigers, who were 26-point favorites. Unreal job by Jerry Kill. Aggies will play for CUSA title in 2 weeks vs. Liberty
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 18, 2023
Jerry Kill for Coach of the Year.
The Aggies are 9-3 in a stunning turnaround for a program that had never downed an SEC school before walloping Auburn.
Prior to going 7-6 in 2022, New Mexico State had won a total of 8 games from 2018-2021.
Kill switched the culture and the team’s most dynamic performance came on the road at Auburn.
Take the money and run: New Mexico State get $1.85 million, then rolls Auburn 31-10 on the road as a thank you. It’s NMSU’s first-ever win over an SEC team, 7th straight W and secures the first 9-win season at NMSU since 1960.
DETAILS: https://t.co/Y8L3402ZPo
— Colin Deaver (@ColinDeaverTV) November 19, 2023
The game was tied at 7 midway through the second quarter and the Aggies outscored the Tigers 24-3 the rest of the way.
Diego Pavia completed 19-of-28 passes for 201 yards and 2 TDs.
New Mexico State had 414 yards of total offense and limited Auburn to 213.
It controlled the ball for 38:50.
As we said, Jerry Kill for Coach of the Year.
Shock the world.#AggieUp x #HHLP pic.twitter.com/EsObubANH1
— New Mexico State Football (@NMStateFootball) November 19, 2023
The last two examples of a 21+ point underdog winning a game by 21+ points:
New Mexico St over Hugh Freeze in 2022 (at Liberty)
New Mexico State over Hugh Freeze in 2023 (at Auburn)— 💫🅰️♈️🆔 (@ADavidHaleJoint) November 19, 2023