1972 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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 home games at Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

1972 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Wood (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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 West Texas State's game against Colorado State, Tulsa's game against TCU, and New Mexico State's game against New Mexico counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		Utah State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–48	13,225
September 16		at New Mexico[n 1]	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 20–55	24,421	[4]
September 23		Fresno State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 17–49
September 30		at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (rivalry)	L 20–21	11,300	[5]
October 7		at SMU*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 6–55	27,221	[6]
October 14	7:30 p.m.	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 14–63	15,600	[7]
October 21	7:30 p.m.	UT Arlington*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 17–12	7,255	[8]
October 28	12:32 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 10–28
November 4		Lamar*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 19–24	5,353	[9][10]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 36–22	11,000	[11]
November 18	7:33 p.m.	Wichita State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 20–23	2,001
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

Notes

1. Designated conference game