2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

	2012 WAC football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Texas State and UTSA are not eligible for conference title nor bowl games as part of their transition to the FBS. ; Rankings from AP Poll; ;

New Mexico State Aggies football
2012 New Mexico State Aggies football
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Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2012 record	1–11 (0–6 WAC)
Head coach	DeWayne Walker (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry McManus (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (1st year)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 30,343)
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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 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 will become an FBS Independent beginning in 2013 season.^[1] They finished the season 1–11, 0–6 in WAC play to finish in last place.

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 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. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

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

	1	2	3	4	OT
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting