1972 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Southwest Conference Champions | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Alabama, W 17–13 | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 3 |
1972 record | 10–1 (7–0 SWC) |
Head coach | Darrell Royal |
Offensive coordinator | Fred Akers |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
Seasons |
The 1972 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 college football season.
Schedule[]
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and defeated Alabama in the 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 23* | Miami | #14 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 23–10 | 62,000 | |||
September 30 | 7:30 PM | at Texas Tech | #12 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | W 25–20 | 52,187 | ||
October 7* | 7:30 PM | Utah State | #9 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 27–12 | 58,122 | ||
October 14* | 2:50 PM | vs. #2 Oklahoma | #10 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | L 0–27 | 72,030 | |
October 21 | #17 Arkansas | #14 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | W 35–15 | 80,844 | ||
October 28 | 7:30 PM | at Rice | #10 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 45–9 | 65,000 | ||
November 4 | 2:00 PM | SMU | #9 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 17–9 | 72,500 | ||
November 11 | 2:00 PM | at Baylor | #9 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 17–3 | 48,394 | ||
November 18 | 2:00 PM | at TCU | #7 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 27–0 | 33,536 | ||
November 23 | 8:05 PM | Texas A&M | #7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | W 38–3 | 68,000 | |
January 1* | 1:00 PM | vs. #4 Alabama | #7 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 17–13 | 72,032 | |
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
References[]
- ↑ "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. 2010-01-07. http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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