2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = New Mexico State Aggies
| sport = football
| image = New Mexico State Aggies wordmark.svg
| image_size = 250
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| short_conf = WAC
| record = 1–11
| conf_record = 0–6
| head_coach = DeWayne Walker
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Jerry McManus
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Air raid
| def_coach = David Elson
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme = 3–4
| captain =
| stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
}}
{{2012 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/20165368/new-mexico-state-makes-it-official-will-go-independent-in-2013|title=New Mexico State makes it official, will go independent in 2013|publisher=CBS Sports|access-date=September 12, 2012}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| tv = {{abbr|AV|AggieVision}}, ALT, ESPN3
| score = 49–19
| attend = 12,118
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–51
| attend = 25,893
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = Battle of I-10
| tv =
| score = 28–41
| attend = 32,933
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| gamename = Rio Grande Rivalry
| tv = AV, ALT, ESPN3
| score = 14–27
| attend = 25,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| tv = AV, ALT, ESPN3
| score = 14–35
| attend = 14,341
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Kibbie Dome
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| tv = KTRV, ALT
| score = 18–26
| attend = 14,755
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| tv = KMYU, ESPN3
| score = 7–41
| attend = 17,001
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| tv = AV, ESPN3
| score = 14–28
| attend = 12,118
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 10:30 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Jordan-Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = CSS, ESPN3
| score = 7–42
| attend = 74,676
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| tv = AV, ALT, ESPN3
| score = 7–47
| attend = 9,121
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 14–50
| attend = 12,571
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| tv =
| score = 28–66
| attend = 15,108
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Sacramento State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hornets
|R1= 0
|R2= 10
|R3= 9
|R4= 0
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 7
|H2= 21
|H3= 0
|H4= 21
}}
{{see also|2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Ohio=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 7
|R2= 7
|R3= 10
|R4= 0
|Home=Bobcats
|H1= 7
|H2= 14
|H3= 24
|H4= 6
}}
{{see also|2012 Ohio Bobcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ UTEP=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 7
|R4= 14
|Home=Miners
|H1= 20
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 UTEP Miners football team|The Battle of I-10}}
{{Clear}}
=New Mexico=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lobos
|R1= 3
|R2= 10
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 0
|H2= 7
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 New Mexico Lobos football team|Rio Grande Rivalry}}
{{Clear}}
=UTSA=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Roadrunners
|R1= 7
|R2= 14
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 7
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Idaho=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 3
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 8
|Home=Vandals
|H1= 10
|H2= 10
|H3= 6
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Idaho Vandals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Utah State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=NMSU Aggies
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=USU Aggies
|H1= 14
|H2= 14
|H3= 10
|H4= 3
}}
{{see also|2012 Utah State Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Louisiana Tech=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= 7
|R2= 0
|R3= 14
|R4= 7
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Auburn=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Tigers
|H1= 0
|H2= 7
|H3= 21
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Auburn Tigers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=San Jose State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Spartans
|R1= 17
|R2= 20
|R3= 10
|R4= 0
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 San Jose State Spartans football team}}
{{Clear}}
=BYU=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Cougars
|R1= 0
|R2= 20
|R3= 10
|R4= 20
|Home=Aggies
|H1= 0
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 BYU Cougars football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Texas State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 21
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Bobcats
|H1= 14
|H2= 35
|H3= 3
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Texas State Bobcats football team}}
This was the final WAC football game in history.
{{Clear}}
References
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