1972 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1972 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

1972 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
1972 record10–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coachDarrell Royal (16th season)
Offensive coordinatorFred Akers
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 0  10 1 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0  8 4 0
SMU 4 3 0  7 4 0
Arkansas 3 4 0  6 5 0
Rice 3 4 0  5 5 1
Baylor 3 4 0  5 6 0
TCU 2 5 0  5 6 0
Texas A&M 2 5 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23Miami (FL)*No. 14W 23–1062,000
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 12
W 25–2052,187
October 77:30 p.m.Utah State*No. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 27–1258,122
October 142:50 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 10ABCL 0–2772,030
October 21No. 17 ArkansasNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 35–1580,844
October 287:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 10W 45–965,000
November 42:00 p.m.SMUNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 17–972,500
November 112:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 9
W 17–348,394
November 182:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 7W 27–033,536
November 238:05 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 38–368,000
January 1, 19731:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Alabama*No. 7
CBSW 17–1372,032
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-09-17.


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