Albertson kicks 52-yard FG as time expires, New Mexico St. beats Jacksonville State 20-17

New Mexico State (10-3, 7-1 Conference USA) has won eight games in a row and has its most wins since the 1960 team went 11-0. The Aggies play No. 25 Liberty (12-0, 8-0), which beat New Mexico State 33-17 on Sept. 9, in the conference championship game on Friday.

Albertson made a 22-yarder on the last play of the second quarter to give the Aggies a 14-point halftime lead. Jeremiah Harris intercepted a pass and returned it 63 yards to the 8 but settled for a 27-yard field goal by Alen Karajic to make it 17-6 with 14:52 left in the fourth quarter. Geimere Latimer intercepted a pass to give the Gamecocks possession at the 22 and four plays later Malik Jackson scored on an 11-yard run and Zion Webb ran for the 2-point conversion with 6:23 left and Karajic capped a 12-play drive with a 27-yard field goal to make it 17-all with 43 seconds to go.