LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Former NM State football coach Jim Hess passed away Saturday, Oct. 2, it was announced by his family.
For seven seasons, Hess held the title of head coach for the Aggies and in 1992 led the program to its first winning season since 1978 by posting a 6-5 mark. Through his seven-year run in charge of the Aggies, the graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University racked up 22 victories which are the sixth-most by any Aggie head coach in program history.
Hess' efforts in the Aggies' 1992 campaign yielded Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors for NM State's leader.