1972 Texas Longhorns football | |
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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) |
Head coach |
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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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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
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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Offense
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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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