Things went from bad to worse to worst for Utah State in head coach Bronco Mendenhall’s return to New Mexico on Saturday. The Aggies never got anything significant going and New Mexico owned the Mountain West matchup from the start,

D.J. McKinney scored twice and Damon Bankston capped the afternoon with a long touchdown run as New Mexico rolled past Utah State 33–14 on Saturday in Mountain West play.

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Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State and Utah State — are set to leave the conference after this season, ending multiple longstanding series with UNM until further notice. In light of that change,

Despite it all, the Aggies’ 30-25 victory at home may have been one of the more encouraging wins of the young Bronco Mendenhall era, especially because of how poorly Utah State defense handled the pass-heavy offense of Hawai’i last week.

The New Mexico Lobos (4-3) square off against a conference opponent when they host the Utah State Aggies (4-3) on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at University Stadium (NM) in an MWC showdown. Curious about which team we pick to win this contest? Find out below.

Jason Ecks Lobos still have games upcoming against UNLV, Colorado State, Air Force, and San Diego State, so there is a strong incentive to beat the Aggies. But Bronco Mendenhall’s Aggies also come in with postseason aspirations to become bowl-eligible.

Travel to Hawaii is one of the more difficult tests on a college football team and when Hawaii is good, winning in the islands becomes all the more difficult. Utah State will be tested by Hawaii.

The Aggies made it 11 straight matches Saturday afternoon at the Wayne Estes Center and kept their Mountain West Conference record perfect in the process. The Utah State volleyball team took care of UNLV in four sets, 26-28, 25-16, 26-24, 25-21, in front of 1,043 fans.