LAS CRUCES, NM – Is every mayor a Lobo? Or an Aggie?

Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller agreed to a friendly bet over Saturday’s Rio Grande Rivalry football game between the NMSU Aggies and the UNM Lobos.

Enriquez supports the Aggies and Keller supports the Lobos. But if the Aggies win, Keller has to wear Aggies gear for a day – and if the Lobos win, Enriquez has to wear Lobo gear for a day.

“Mayor Keller and I are both proud of our home teams and it seems only fitting that we put our pride on the line at least once a year for a game that brings us all together,” said Enriquez, a New Mexico State University graduate in his first-year mayor of Las Cruces. “If the Lobos win, I’ll wear cherry and silver for a day. But nothing would make me happier than seeing my friend Tim in purple and white.”

The game begins Saturday, September 28th at 6 p.m. at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces. The game marks the 114th meeting between the state’s two football teams and dates back to 1894.

The Aggies have won the last two meetings with the Lobos.