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American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 |
Utah State* | | L 14–48 | 13,225 | |
September 16 | at
New Mexico
[n 1] | | L 20–55 | | |
September 23 |
Fresno State* | - Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 17–49 | | |
September 30 | at
UTEP* | | L 20–21 | 11,300 | |
October 7 | at
SMU* | | L 6–55 | 27,221 | |
October 14 | at
West Texas State | | L 14–63 | 15,600 |
[4] |
October 21 |
Texas–Arlington* | - Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| W 17–12 | 7,255 |
[5] |
October 28 |
Drake | - Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 10–28 | | |
November 4 |
Lamar* | - Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 19–24 | 5,353 |
[6] |
November 11 | at
North Texas State | | W 36–22 | 11,000 |
[7] |
November 18 |
Wichita State | - Memorial Stadium
- Las Cruces, NM
| L 20–23 | | |
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Notes
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^ Designated conference game
References
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"1972 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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"New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
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"West Texas rips New Mexicans, 63–14". Tulsa World. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"New Mexico State wins first game, 17–12". Albuquerque Journal. October 22, 1972. p. E1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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"Aggies explode: Whap Eagles". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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