1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1972 record	6–5 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Dave Smith (1st season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field
Seasons

1972 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#4 Nebraska	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#16 Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Dave Smith, the Cowboys compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 259 to 203.

The team's statistical leaders included George Palmer with 937 rushing yards, Brent Blackman with 572 passing yards, Steve Pettes with 154 receiving yards, and Alton Gerard with 42 points scored.

The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 16	Texas–Arlington*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–3
September 23	at Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 23–24
September 30	No. 3 Colorado		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 31–6
October 7	Missouri		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 17–16
October 14	at Virginia Tech*	No. 19	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 32–34
October 21	Baylor*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–7
October 28	at No. 3 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–34
November 4	Kansas		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–13
November 11	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 45–14
November 25	No. 17 Iowa State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 45–14
December 2	at No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	L 15–38
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 82 Beall, CharlieCharlie Beall 7.0 !Sr QB 10 Blackman, BrentBrent Blackman 5.0 !Jr G 75 Boatwright, BonBon Boatwright 5.0 !Jr T 61 Clendennen, MikeMike Clendennen 5.0 !Jr TE 85 Gant, ReubenReuben Gant 5.0 !Jr C 52 Jacobson, BertBert Jacobson 7.0 !Sr RB 35 Palmer, GeorgeGeorge Palmer 3.0 !So WR 81 Pettes, SteveSteve Pettes 5.0 !Jr WR 18 Rosenthal, DavidDavid Rosenthal 5.0 !Jr T 77 Wolf, TomTom Wolf 3.0 !So G 64 Yates, PatPat Yates 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 54 Bacon, BobbyBobby Bacon 5.0 !Jr LB 62 Bain, BubbaBubba Bain 7.0 !Sr DT 68 Barnes, GillGill Barnes 7.0 !Sr FS 36 Brown, AlvinAlvin Brown 5.0 !Jr DT 65 Price, BarryBarry Price 5.0 !Jr DE 93 Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson 5.0 !Jr CB 28 Stewart, DarrylDarryl Stewart 5.0 !Jr CB 34 Terry, MikeMike Terry 3.0 !So DE 94 Tarrant, DougDoug Tarrant 5.0 !Jr LB 60 Vann, ClevelandCleveland Vann 5.0 !Jr DT 72 Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt