1972 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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1972 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1972 record2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Drake + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wood, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9Utah State*
L 14–48
September 16at New Mexico*
L 20–55
September 23Fresno State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 17–49
September 30at UTEP*
L 20–21
October 7at SMU*
L 6–55
October 14at West Texas State
L 14–63
October 21Texas–Arlington*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 17–12[4]
October 28Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 10–28
November 4Lamar*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 19–24
November 11at North Texas State
W 36–22[5]
November 18Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 20–23
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1972 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "New Mexico State wins first game, 17–12". Albuquerque Journal. October 22, 1972. p. E1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies explode: Whap Eagles". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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