1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1972 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1972 record	6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (15th season);
Captain	Louis Campbell, Jim Hodge, Tom Reed, Don Wunderly
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their 15th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 228 to 227.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	No. 8 USC*	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 10–31	54,461
September 23	Oklahoma State*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 24–23	54,431
September 30	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 21–20	40,003
October 7	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–13	42,558
October 14	Baylor	No. 20	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 31–20	41,670
October 21	at No. 15 Texas	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 15–35	80,844
October 28	North Texas State*	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas		W 42–16	48,735	^[3]
November 4	at Texas A&M	No. 20	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 7–10	36,770
November 11	Rice		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 20–23	51,475
November 18	SMU		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 7–22	38,342
November 25	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 24–14	35,375
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
^ "1972 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
^ "Hogs throttle winless NTSU". The Kilgore News Herald. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	The Hill (1894–1937) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) Quigley Stadium (alternate, 1932–1947) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band 1969 "Game of the Century" 2001 Ole Miss game 2003 Kentucky game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

1972 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll