1982 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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]

1982 New Mexico State Aggies football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1982 record	3–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Gil Krueger (5th season)
Home stadium	Aggie Memorial Stadium

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	UTEP*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM (rivalry)	L 17–20
September 11	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 10–14
September 18	at No. 3 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–68
September 25	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 17–28
October 2	Illinois State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 26–17
October 9	Tulsa	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–31
October 16	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 26–28
October 23	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 14–66
October 30	Northern Arizona*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 34–32
November 6	North Texas State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 30–19
November 13	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 28–30
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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.