Linebacker, New Mexico State, 2022–26
Sone Aupiu
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Long Beach, CA
Sone Aupiu plays linebacker for New Mexico State. Last time out, at Florida International: 6 tackles, 1 sack.
2026 so far
28 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
Last game: 6 tackles, 1 sack at Florida International, L 3–22
Next game: at Sam Houston, Oct 21
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 47 | 32 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 55 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 68 | 34 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 28 | 16 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 198 | 108 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 14 | LB | RS | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 14 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 14 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 14 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 14 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 New Mexico State 6 games, 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Florida State | L 17–34 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 51–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at Hawai’i | L 19–29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. New Mexico | L 18–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 34–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Florida International | L 3–22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 New Mexico State 11 games, 68 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Bryant | W 19–3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Tulsa | W 21–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Louisiana Tech | L 14–49 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Sam Houston | W 37–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Liberty | L 27–30 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Missouri State | L 17–24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | atWestern Kentucky | L 16–35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Kennesaw State | L 21–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Tennessee | L 9–42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at UTEP | W 34–31 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 24–31 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 New Mexico State 12 games, 55 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 23–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Liberty | L 24–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Fresno State | L 0–48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atSam Houston | L 11–31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.New Mexico | L 40–50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Jacksonville State | L 13–54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 33–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Florida International | L 13–34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Texas A&M | L 3–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 36–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.UTEP | L 35–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 New Mexico State 14 games, 47 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Massachusetts | L 30–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Illinois | W 58–21 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atLiberty | L 17–33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atNew Mexico | W 27–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atHawai’i | L 17–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Florida International | W 34–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Sam Houston | W 27–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | atUTEP | W 28–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atLouisiana Tech | W 27–24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWestern Kentucky | W 38–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Auburn | W 31–10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Jacksonville State | W 20–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | atLiberty | L 35–49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs.Fresno State | L 10–37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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