1982 New Mexico State Aggies football team

1982 New Mexico State Aggies football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Drake 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Gil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2] The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4UTEP*
L 17–2027,306[4]
September 11at Indiana State
L 10–1410,284[5]
September 18at No. 3 Nebraska*
L 0–6876,141[6]
September 25at Colorado State*
L 17–2823,129[7]
October 2Illinois State
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 26–1713,571[8]
October 9Tulsa
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
L 14–3111,633[9]
October 16at Wichita State
L 26–2823,500[10]
October 23at New Mexico*
L 14–6625,499[11]
October 30Northern Arizona*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 34–3214,312[12]
November 6North Texas State*
  • Aggie Memorial Stadium
  • Las Cruces, NM
W 30–1913,796[13]
November 13at West Texas State
L 28–307,114[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1982 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University. 2019. p. 73. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "1 giant step for Yung Miners". The El Paso Times. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Mexico State drops to 0–2; No. 3 Nebraska is next opponent". Omaha World-Herald. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nebraska puts on offensive show in 68–0 romp". Democrat and Chronicle. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Colorado takes 28–17 win". Dayton Daily News. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NMSU gets first taste of victory". Albuquerque Journal. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricane blows past Aggies, 31–14". Tulsa World. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Shockers nose out NMSU". El Paso Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lobos blast NMSU, 66–14". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "NAU rally falls short; New Mexico State wins". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "McAlister spearheads Aggies' 30–19 romp". The New Mexican. November 7, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "NMSU just misses in season finale; WTSU wins by 2". Albuquerque Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (New Mexico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.