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1972 Texas Longhorns football Conference Southwest Conference Coaches No. 5 AP No. 3 1972 record 10–1 (7–0 SWC) Head coach Darrell Royal (16th season)Offensive coordinator Fred Akers Offensive scheme Wishbone Defensive coordinator Mike Campbell Base defense 4-4 Home stadium Memorial Stadium Seasons
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
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
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1972 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season . The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl Classic .
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 23 Miami (FL) * No. 14 W 23–1062,000 September 30 7:30 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 12 W 25–2052,187 October 7 7:30 p.m. Utah State * No. 9 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 27–1258,122 October 14 2:50 p.m. vs. No. 2 Oklahoma * No. 10 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )ABC L 0–2772,030 October 21 No. 17 Arkansas No. 14 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) ABC W 35–1580,844 October 28 7:30 p.m. at Rice No. 10 W 45–965,000 November 4 2:00 p.m. SMU No. 9 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 17–972,500 November 11 2:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 9 W 17–348,394 November 18 2:00 p.m. at TCU No. 7 W 27–033,536 November 23 8:05 p.m. Texas A&M No. 7 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) ABC W 38–368,000 January 1, 1973 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Alabama * No. 7 CBS W 17–1372,032 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Personnel [ ]
1972 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
Tommy Keel
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold
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