New Mexico Beats Utah State 33-14

New Mexico beat Utah State 33-14 in Albuquerque as D.J. McKinney’s 49-yard punt-return touchdown and 1-yard run, plus a safety and a long field goal, helped build a 26-7 halftime lead. Jack Layne completed 17 of 22 passes for 183 yards and Cade Keith had seven catches for 104 yards; Damon Bankston added a decisive 41-yard fourth-quarter touchdown. The Lobos outgained Utah State 407–306 and finished with three sacks and an interception. Utah State struggled in all three phases — costly special-teams breakdowns (including a fake-punt miscue and the punt-return TD), missed tackles and poor offensive blocking — coach Bronco Mendenhall said he takes responsibility; the Aggies fell to 4-4 (2-2), are 0-4 on the road and have a bye before hosting Nevada on Nov. 8. In Big Sky play, Weber State lost 23-20 at home to Eastern Washington, dropping to 3-5 (1-3) while Eastern Washington moved to 4-4 (3-1).