1972 Houston Cougars football team

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 13–14	51,000
September 16	No. 13 Arizona State	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	L 28-33	24,628
September 23	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 21–0	23,200
October 7	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		T 27–27	26,000	^[1]
October 14	San Diego State	Houston Astrodome Houston,TX		W 49–14	29,891
October 21	at No. 15 Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 13–33	17,860
October 10	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 13–27	29,000
November 26	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 31–27	29,482
November 11	Colorado State	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 48–13	23,143
November 18	New Mexico	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 33–14	20,366
November 25	Cincinnati	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 49–0	18,795
Rankings from AP Poll

1972 Houston Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Houston earns tie with VPI". San Antonio Express and News. October 8, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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v t Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Houston		–		6	–	4	–	1
Tulane		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss		–		3	–	7	–	1
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		2	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll