2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2011 2013  →

2012 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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 as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by DeWayne Walker in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the WAC. New Mexico State played home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

2012 was the program's 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 in 2013. ^[1]

Schedule

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 El Paso, TX (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

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Game summaries

Sacramento State

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

See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

@ Ohio

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

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

@ UTEP

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

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team and The Battle of I-10

New Mexico

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

See also: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team and Rio Grande Rivalry

UTSA

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

See also: 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team

@ Idaho

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

See also: 2012 Idaho Vandals football team

@ Utah State

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

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team

Louisiana Tech

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

See also: 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

@ Auburn

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

See also: 2012 Auburn Tigers football team

San Jose State

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

See also: 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

BYU

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

See also: 2012 BYU Cougars football team

@ Texas State

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

See also: 2012 Texas State Bobcats football team

This was the final WAC football game in history.

References

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