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New Mexico

WAC · 1972 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1931–2026
All-Time Record
427–588–17
0.422 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
1982
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico head-to-head · History & Eras

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 55–20
5Week 5 · Sep 26Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC8–4L 16–41
6Week 6 · Oct 3Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6–1L 0–31
7Week 7 · Oct 10Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–7W 17–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7L 15–27
9Week 9 · Oct 24UTEPH2HIND WAC2–8W 56–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 14–59
11Week 11 · Nov 7San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7L 7–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC10–2L 7–60
13Week 13 · Nov 21Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 14–33
14Week 14 · Nov 28BYUH2HIND WAC7–4L 7–21

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.911
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-39+8
  • Wyoming +4
  • New Mexico State +2
  • UTEP +2
  • Arizona State -2
  • Texas Tech -4
  • Houston -4
  • BYU -4
  • Utah -5
  • Iowa State -6
  • Arizona -7
  • San José State -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #109Better than 21%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#109Regular Season Final#109Post-Season W1#109Post-Season W2#109Post-Season W3#109Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
-25
-31
+3
-12
+49
-45
-7
-53
-19
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1161967#1181968#841969#311970#271971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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