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New Mexico St Beat Mercyhurst 51-14 Behind James Jones's 137-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, September 6, 2026

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The New Mexico State Aggies routed the Mercyhurst Lakers 51-14 at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, NM on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

New Mexico St led 23-14 at halftime. The fourth quarter swung it: New Mexico St outscored its opponent 21-0.

New Mexico St moves to 1-1, while Mercyhurst falls to 0-2.

Top performers

• Alex Gevaudan (MERC, QB): 13/21, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Jameir Gamble (MERC, RB): 12 CAR, 59 YDS
• Evan Van Dyke (MERC, WR): 4 REC, 60 YDS
• Trey Hedden (NMSU, QB): 11/20, 253 YDS, 2 TD
• James Jones (NMSU, RB): 19 CAR, 137 YDS, 1 TD
• TK King (NMSU, WR): 3 REC, 94 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 15:00NMSUNick Session 26 Yd Interception Return0-7
2. Q1 8:03MERCByron Cardwell Jr. 2 Yd Run7-7
3. Q1 1:24NMSUTJ Washington Jr. 16 Yd Run7-13
4. Q2 12:44MERCCamden Lewis 14 Yd pass from Alex Gevaudan14-13
5. Q2 7:59NMSUIlya Uvaydov 39 Yd Field Goal14-16
6. Q2 5:19NMSUJames Jones 46 Yd Run14-23
7. Q3 7:42NMSUTJ Washington Jr. 1 Yd Run14-30
8. Q4 14:56NMSUJames Jones 2 Yd pass from Trey Hedden14-37
9. Q4 12:32NMSUTerrione Graves 83 Yd pass from Trey Hedden14-44
10. Q4 4:29NMSUAJ Williams III 23 Yd pass from Adam Damante14-51

Team stats

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