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.
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 17–13 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 10–1 (7–0 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Fred Akers |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Base defense | 4-4 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 23 | Miami (FL)* | No. 14 | W 23–10 | 62,000 | |||
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 12 | W 25–20 | 52,187 | ||
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 9 |
| W 27–12 | 58,122 | |
| October 14 | 2:50 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 10 | ABC | L 0–27 | 72,030 | |
| October 21 | No. 17 Arkansas | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 35–15 | 80,844 | |
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 10 |
| W 45–9 | 65,000 | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 9 |
| W 17–9 | 72,500 | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 9 | W 17–3 | 48,394 | ||
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | No. 7 | W 27–0 | 33,536 | ||
| November 23 | 8:05 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 38–3 | 68,000 |
| January 1, 1973 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Alabama* | No. 7 |
| CBS | W 17–13 | 72,032 |
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Personnel
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 т | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Coaches | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | — | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Not released |
References
- "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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