New Mexico State
MVC · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | L 14–48 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 3–8 | L 20–55 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 6–4–1 | L 17–49 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–8 | L 20–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | L 6–55 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 5–5 | L 14–63 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 17–12 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND MVC | 7–5 | L 10–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 | LAMAR | Unranked | — | L 19–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND MVC | 1–10 | W 36–22 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 6–5 | L 20–23 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas Arlington +5
- North Texas +1
- Utah State -3
- Fresno State -4
- SMU -4
- West Texas A&M -5
- Drake -5
- Wichita State -5
- New Mexico -8
- UTEP -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.