LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Kasey Carrier rushed for 129 yards and New Mexico snapped a 24-game road losing streak with a 27-14 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday night.
The Lobos' previous road win also came in Las Cruces when they defeated New Mexico State 35-24 on Sept. 27, 2008. The four-year road skid had been the longest current FBS streak in the nation.
Jhurell Pressley added two touchdowns and 71 yards rushing for New Mexico (2-2), which piled up 302 yards on the ground. The Lobos led 10-0 early and later pulled away with 17 straight points.
Andrew Manley completed 22 of 34 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown for New Mexico State (1-3). Austin Franklin had six catches for 107 yards, including a 23-yard TD with 3:54 left in the game.
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| Scoring Summary |
| NMEX | Justus Adams 24 yd FG |
| NMEX | Jhurell Pressley 7 yd run (Justus Adams kick) |
| NMEXST | Robert Clay 11 yd run (Tyler Stampler kick) |
| NMEX | Justus Adams 29 yd FG |
| NMEX | Kasey Carrier 29 yd run (Justus Adams kick) |
| NMEX | Jhurell Pressley 1 yd run (Justus Adams kick) |
| NMEXST | Austin Franklin 23 yd pass from Andrew Manley (Tyler Stampler kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| NMEX | NMEXST | |
| First Downs | 24 | 18 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-12 | 4-10 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 72-394 | 54-334 |
| Rushes-Yds | 54-302 | 20-78 |
| Passing Yds | 92 | 256 |
| Kick Return Yds | 47 | 0 |
| Punt Return Yds | 13 | 6 |
| Passes | 11-18-0 | 22-34-0 |
| Punts | 4-181 | 5-254 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-Yds | 2-15 | 8-60 |
| Time of Poss. | 38:15 | 21:45 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| NMEX: Kasey Carrier 21-129, Jhurell Pressley 15-71, Chase Clayton 3-36, B.R. Holbrook 9-34, Carlos Wiggins 2-20, Lamaar Thomas 4-12 |
| NMEXST: Robert Clay 11-47, Germi Morrison 5-20, Akeelie Mustafa 1-8, Tiger Powell 1-2, Andrew Manley 2-1 |
| PASSING |
| NMEX: B.R. Holbrook 11-18-92-0 |
| NMEXST: Andrew Manley 22-34-256-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| NMEX: Lamaar Thomas 4-31, Quintell Solomon 2-16, Carlos Wiggins 1-14, Ty Kirk 1-10, SaQwan Edwards 1-10, DeShawn Mills 1-6, Jeric Magnant 1-5 |
| NMEXST: Austin Franklin 6-107, Kemonte' Bateman 5-48, Joseph Matthews 2-30, Perris Scoggins 2-25, Trevor Walls 2-21, David Quiroga 2-18, Robert Clay 2-2, Germi Morrison 1-5 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| New Mexico | 9th Mountain West | 1-7 | 4-9 |
| New Mexico State | 7th Western Athletic | 0-6 | 1-11 |
