2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team
American college football season
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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.
- DeWayne Walker (4th season)
| 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (0–6 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| August 30 | 6:00 pm | Sacramento State* | AV, ALT, ESPN3 | W 49–19 | 12,118 | |
| September 8 | 5:00 pm | at Ohio* | ESPN3 | L 24–51 | 25,893 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 pm | at UTEP* | L 28–41 | 32,933 | ||
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico* |
| AV, ALT, ESPN3 | L 14–27 | 25,211 |
| September 29 | 6:00 pm | UTSA |
| AV, ALT, ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 14,341 |
| October 6 | 3:00 pm | at Idaho | KTRV, ALT | L 18–26 | 14,755 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | at Utah State | KMYU, ESPN3 | L 7–41 | 17,001 | |
| October 27 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech |
| AV, ESPN3 | L 14–28 | 12,118 |
| November 3 | 10:30 am | at Auburn* | CSS, ESPN3 | L 7–42 | 74,676 | |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | San Jose State |
| AV, ALT, ESPN3 | L 7–47 | 9,121 |
| November 24 | 1:30 pm | BYU* |
| ESPN3 | L 14–50 | 12,571 |
| December 1 | 2:00 pm | at Texas State | L 28–66 | 15,108 | ||
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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 |
@ Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 51 |
@ UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Miners | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lobos | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadrunners | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
@ Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Vandals | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
@ Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMSU Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| USU Aggies | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
@ Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spartans | 17 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 47 |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 0 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
@ Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 66 |
This was the final WAC football game in history.