1972 Texas Longhorns football team

1972 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 3
Record10–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Akers
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 $ 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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 237:30 p.m.Miami (FL)*No. 14
W 23–1062,000[1]
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 12
W 25–2052,187[2]
October 77:30 p.m.Utah State*No. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 27–1258,122[3]
October 142:50 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 10
ABCL 0–2772,030[4]
October 21No. 17 ArkansasNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 35–1580,844[5]
October 287:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 10
W 45–965,000[6]
November 42:00 p.m.SMUNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 17–972,500[7]
November 112:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 9
W 17–348,394[8]
November 182:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 7
W 27–033,536[9]
November 238:05 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 38–368,000[10]
January 1, 19731:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Alabama*No. 7
CBSW 17–1372,032[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Main article: 1972 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP1415141291014 т109977673
Coaches151315141011—11996655Not released

Roster

1972 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Marty Akins
RB Tommy Landry
FB Roosevelt Leaks
QB Alan Lowry
OL Jerry Sisemore
WR Julius Whittier
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Tommy Keel
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Longhorns zip past Miami, 23–10". The Victoria Advocate. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas trips Tech". The Kilgore News Herald. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas' Longhorns stop speedy Utah, 27–12". Longview Morning Journal. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "OU defense throttles Longhorns, 27–0". The Odessa American. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas uses quick TDs to overpower Hogs, 35–15". The Orange Leader. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Leaks runs wild as Texas crushes Rice Owls, 45–9". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas puts Leaks in SMU defense". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns clinch title tie". Brownwood Bulletin. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Longhorns rap Frogs, head to Cotton Bowl". The Austin American-Statesman. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns wrapup Texas A&M, 38–3". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 24, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Longhorns rattle Bama's "bone"". The Selma Times-Journal. January 2, 1973. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Texas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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