New Mexico State secured a 26-20 overtime win over Utah State in the Arizona Bowl on Friday to capture the program's first bowl win since 1960.
Running back Larry Rose III sealed the result with a 21-yard touchdown run after Utah State kicker Dominik Eberle missed his fourth field goal of the game on Utah State's opening possession of the extra session.
Above all else, the battle of the Aggies was a defensive slugfest that featured zero offensive touchdowns through the first three quarters.
However, New Mexico State broke through and answered a one-yard touchdown run by Utah State's LaJuan Hunt when quarterback Tyler Rogers hit Jaleel Scott for a pretty jump-ball score to help knot the score at 20 with 6:31 remaining in regulation and force overtime.