1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 188.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 1,142 passing yards, George Smith with 740 rushing yards, and Andre Tillman with 285 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1972 record | 8–4 (4–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | Utah* | W 45–2 | 38,180 | ||
| September 23 | at New Mexico* | W 41–16 | 24,860 | ||
| September 30 | No. 12 Texas |
| L 20–25 | 52,187 | |
| October 5 | Tulsa* |
| W 35–18 | 34,175 | |
| October 14 | at Texas A&M | W 17–14 | 34,200 | ||
| October 21 | Arizona* |
| W 35–10 | 33,320 | |
| October 28 | at No. 18 SMU | W 17–3 | 35,953 | ||
| November 4 | at Rice | No. 18 | W 10–6 | 20,000 | |
| November 11 | TCU | No. 15 |
| L 7–31 | 40,120 |
| November 16 | at Baylor | W 13–7 | 18,000 | ||
| November 23 | Arkansas | No. 20 |
| L 14–24 | 35,275 |
| December 30 | vs. No. 16 North Carolina* | L 28–32 | 27,877 | ||
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References
- "1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- "1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
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