1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial 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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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]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | No. 8 USC* | No. 4 | L 10–31 | 54,461 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | Oklahoma State* |
| W 24–23 | 54,431 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Tulsa* | W 21–20 | 40,003 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at TCU | W 27–13 | 42,558 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | Baylor | No. 20 |
| W 31–20 | 41,670 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at No. 15 Texas | No. 17 | ABC | L 15–35 | 80,844 | [7] | |
| October 28 | North Texas State* | No. 18 |
| W 42–16 | 48,735 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at Texas A&M | No. 20 | L 7–10 | 36,723–36,770 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | Rice |
| L 20–23 | 51,475 | [10] | ||
| November 18 | SMU |
| L 7–22 | 38,342 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | at Texas Tech | W 24–14 | 35,275 | [12] | |||
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Roster
[edit]- QB Joe Ferguson, Sr.
- Tom Reed, OL Sr., Team Captain
References
[edit]- ^ "1972 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Southern Cal stews Porkers 31–10". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 10, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duo leads Razorbacks to shaky 24–23 win". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas tops Tulsa by one". The Odessa American. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas' Razorbacks outman TCU's Frogs". Longview Morning Journal. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks stop surprising Baylor". The Greenville News. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas uses quick TDs to overpower Hogs, 35–15". The Orange Leader. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs throttle winless NTSU". The Kilgore News Herald. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies edge Hogs". Pampa Daily News. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman scores winning TD as Owls defeat Hogs". The Austin American-Statesman. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponies knock Arkansas' Liberty Bowl opportunity". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs bull by Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Arkansas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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