Las Vegas, New Mexico - New Mexico Highlands travels to Alamosa, Colorado, for a 6:00 pm game with the Adams State Grizzlies.

The Cowboys beat Colorado Mesa last week in a thriller as Freshman quarterback Collin Stucki engineered a 10-play 72-yard scoring drive that was capped off when he found freshman tight end Alejandro Valenzuela for a five-yard touchdown completion with just 0:05 remaining on the clock. NMHU is now 4-3 overall and 2-3 in RMAC play.

The Grizzlies are 0-7 overall and 0-5 in conference play after falling to Colorado School of Mines last week.

COACH KURT TAUFA'ASAU: 2025 marks the second season at the helm of the NMHU football program for Coach Taufa'asau after being named head coach on May 29, 2024. Taufa'asau earned his first career win at NMHU when he led the Cowboys to a thrilling 33-30 victory on October 12th of last season in front of a raucous Homecoming Crowd in historic Las Vegas. NMHU scored two touchdowns in the last 6:54 of that game to earn the win. Before coming to New Mexico Highlands, Taufa'asau was the head coach at New Mexico Military Institute, where he led the Broncos to the 2021 NJCAA Division I National Championship.

STANDINGS: New Mexico Highlands University, at 4-3 overall, 2-3 in conference, sits in 5th place in the RMAC. While Adams State is 0-7 overall and 0-5 in conference, and last in the RMAC.

CSU Pueblo 7-1 (6-0 RMAC)
Chadron State 6-2 (6-0 RMAC)
Western Colorado 7-0 (5-0 RMAC)
Colorado School of Mines 5-2 (3-2 RMAC)
New Mexico Highlands 4-3 (2-3 RMAC)
Colorado Mesa 3-4 (2-3 RMAC)
South Dakota Mines 2-6 (2-4 RMAC)
Black Hills State 1-7 (1-5 RMAC)
Fort Lewis 1-6 (0-5 RMAC)
Adams State 0-7 (0-5 RMAC)

LAST TIME OUT: The Cowboys beat Colorado Mesa 28-22 in dramatic fashion on a beautiful fall afternoon at Sanchez Family Stadium. With the win, the Cowboys improve to 4-3 overall and 2-3 in the RMAC, while the Mavericks fall to 3– 4 overall and 2-3 in conference play.

Tevita Valeti capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown plunge that put the Cowboys up 19-7 with 8:19 to go in the game.

The Mavericks, however, responded with back-to-back touchdowns in a span of just four minutes to take the lead for the first time in the game at 22-19 with 1:55 to go.

Freshman quarterback Collin Stucki engineered a 10-play 72-yard scoring drive that was capped off when he found freshman tight end Alejandro Valenzuela for a five-yard touchdown completion with just 0:05 remaining on the clock.

Colorado Mesa fumbled the ensuing kickoff out of the back of the end zone for a safety to seal the win for the Cowboys.

NEW MEXICO!: For the first time since the 2012 season, the Cowboys defeated Western New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico in the same season. Once again this season, Coach Taufa'asau and his staff diligently recruited their home state as the 2025 New Mexico Highlands football roster features 45 players who played high school football in the state of New Mexico.

SCOUTING THE GRIZZLIES: Saturday marks the 71st all-time meeting between the two schools.. Adams State is 0-7 overall and 0-5 in conference, and last in the RMAC. Falling to Colorado School of Mines last week. Levi Gallas is in his first year as the head coach of Adams State. In last season's meeting between the two teams, the Cowboys took care of business in Las Vegas with a 44-27 win.

ADAMS STATE/NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS SERIES NOTES:
Adams State leads the series 38-32
Last Grizzlies win September 30, 2023, 21-14 in Las Vegas
Last Cowboys win October 26, 2024, 44-27 in Las Vegas
New Mexico Highlands won the first meeting 19-0 in 1934

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: Through six games, the Cowboys are fifth in the RMAC in scoring at 30.7 points per game and lead the conference in Total Offense at 433.1 yards per game.

Freshman Jeffery Jones is second in the nation in All Purpose Yards Per Game (195.53/game), and in Rushing Yards Per Game (185.3/game).

UP NEXT: The Cowboys are back on the road next Saturday afternoon for a 1:00 pm as they head to Golden to face Colorado School of Mines.

RMAC NETWORK: All of the remaining games on the schedule will be broadcast on the RMAC Network, with New Mexico Broadcaster of the Year Scott Galetti returning as the Voice of the Cowboys for the games in historic Las Vegas this season. Visit RMACNetwork.com for information on purchasing a subscription so you can follow the Cowboys all season long.

COWBOY TICKETS: Individual game tickets for the Cowboys' remaining home games are on sale now…purchase your tickets at NMHUAthletics.com/Tickets!

CLEAR BAG POLICY: NMHU has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for all on-campus events.