2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

2012 New Mexico State Aggies football
2012 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (0–6 WAC)
Head coach	DeWayne Walker (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jerry McManus (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (1st season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 30,343)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Utah State $	6	–	0	11	–	2
No. 21 San Jose State	5	–	1	11	–	2
Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	9	–	3
UTSA *	3	–	3	8	–	4
Texas State *	2	–	4	4	–	8
Idaho	1	–	5	1	–	11
New Mexico State	0	–	6	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion * Texas State and UTSA were not eligible for conference title or bowl games as part of their transition to the FBS. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team represented New Mexico State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth–year head coach DeWayne Walker who resigned after the end of the season and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their final season as a member of the WAC. With the WAC ceasing to support football in the 2013 season, New Mexico State became an FBS Independent for the 2013 season.^[1] They finished the season 1–11, 0–6 in WAC play to finish in last place.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Sacramento State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AV/ALT/ESPN3	W 49–19	12,118
September 8	5:00 PM	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 24–51	25,893
September 15	6:00 PM	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (The Battle of I-10)		L 28–41	32,933
September 22	6:00 PM	New Mexico*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	AV/ALT/ESPN3	L 14–27	25,211
September 29	6:00 PM	UTSA	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AV/ALT/ESPN3	L 14–35	14,341
October 6	3:00 PM	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	KTRV/ALT	L 18–26	14,755
October 20	1:00 PM	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KMYU/ESPN3	L 7–41	17,001
October 27	6:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AV/ESPN3	L 14–28	12,118
November 3	10:30 AM	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	CSS/ESPN3	L 7–42	74,676
November 10	1:30 PM	San Jose State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	AV/ALT/ESPN3	L 7–47	9,121
November 24	1:30 PM	BYU*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 14–50	12,571
December 1	2:00 PM	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		L 28–66	15,108
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	10	9	0	19
Aggies	7	21	0	21	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	10	0	24
Bobcats	7	14	24	6	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	OHIO, 44–24

@ UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	7	14	28
Miners	20	7	7	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–52–2	2011	UTEP, 16–10

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	3	10	7	7	27
Aggies	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–66–5	2011	NMSU, 42–28

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	14	7	7	35
Aggies	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	0	8	18
Vandals	10	10	6	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–13	2011	NMSU, 31–24

@ Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
NMSU Aggies	0	0	7	0	7
USU Aggies	14	14	10	3	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–29	2011	USU, 24–21

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28
Aggies	0	0	0	14	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2011	LATECH, 44–0

@ Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7
Tigers	0	7	21	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2007	AUB, 55–20

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	17	20	10	0	47
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–16	2011	SJSU, 34–24

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	20	10	20	50
Aggies	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	BYU, 42–7

@ Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	7	0	0	28
Bobcats	14	35	3	14	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

This was the final WAC football game in history.

References

^ "New Mexico State makes it official, will go independent in 2013". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^ Infos at New Mexico State Aggies website Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "New Mexico State makes it official, will go independent in 2013". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

[2] Infos at New Mexico State Aggies website Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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