At 2-0 and 3-2 earlier this season, New Mexico State's bowl hopes looked promising.

Now, not so much.

The Aggies (3-5, 1-4 Conference USA) have now lost three consecutive games and five of their last six after falling 35-16 to Western Kentucky (7-2, 5-1) on Saturday, Nov. 1, on the road. Becoming bowl-eligible was a primary goal for NM State this season, but its chances of doing so have slowly slipped away in recent weeks.

But the Aggies only have five losses, so they're keeping the faith.

"As far as bowl games and things like that, it's doable," Aggies coach Tony Sanchez said postgame. "Because mathematically, it is still there, and when I look at our opponents... and you look at the records, and you look at what's possible, it's very possible. But you got to go get the next one."

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