1972 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Utah State*
L 14–4813,225
September 16at New Mexico[n 1]
L 20–55
September 23Fresno State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 17–49
September 30at UTEP*
L 20–2111,300
October 7at SMU*
L 6–5527,221
October 14at West Texas State
L 14–6315,600[4]
October 21Texas–Arlington*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 17–127,255[5]
October 28Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 10–28
November 4Lamar*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 19–245,353[6]
November 11at North Texas State
W 36–2211,000[7]
November 18Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 20–23
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. ^ Designated 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. ^ "West Texas rips New Mexicans, 63–14". Tulsa World. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Mexico State wins first game, 17–12". Albuquerque Journal. October 22, 1972. p. E1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Aggies explode: Whap Eagles". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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