1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1972 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Hurt (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SWC. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 97:30 p.m.at Wichita State*
W 36–1322,659[1]
September 16at No. 10 Nebraska*
L 7–3776,042[2]
September 23at No. 8 LSU*
L 17–4268,538[3]
September 30Army*
L 14–2446,680[4]
October 14Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 14–1734,200[5]
October 21TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–1328,770[6]
October 28at Baylor
L 13–1540,000[7]
November 4No. 20 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 10–736,723–36,770[8]
November 11at SMU
W 27–1732,109[9]
November 18Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 14–2028,231[10]
November 23at No. 7 Texas
L 3–3868,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 44 Bubba Bean Fr
QB 12 Don Dean So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ed Simonini Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "Aggies smother Shockers". The Victoria Advocate. September 10, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "'Huskers back on the ball". Wichita Falls Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Jones hurls LSU past A&M 42–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Army stuns Texas A&M, 24–14". The Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Raiders overtake Ags to win 17–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Frogs edge Aggies 13–10 with Luttrell". The Orange Leader. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Baylor nudges Texags, 15–13". Tulsa World. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Aggies edge Hogs". Pampa Daily News. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Aggies shatter SMU dreams". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Rice downs Aggies 20–14". The Paris News. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Longhorns wrapup Texas A&M, 38–3". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "1972 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
    13. ^ "1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Texas A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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