1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
| 1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Sun Bowl, L 28–32 vs. North Carolina | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–3 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | No-huddle option |
| Defensive coordinator | Richard Bell (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| 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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The 1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) 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 SWC, 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.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Utah* | W 45–2 | 38,180 | [5] | ||
| September 23 | at New Mexico* | W 41–16 | 24,860 | [6] | ||
| September 30 | No. 12 Texas |
| L 20–25 | 52,187 | [7] | |
| October 7 | Tulsa* |
| W 35–18 | 34,175 | [8] | |
| October 14 | at Texas A&M | W 17–14 | 34,200 | [9] | ||
| October 21 | Arizona* |
| W 35–10 | 33,320 | [10] | |
| October 28 | at No. 18 SMU | W 17–3 | 35,953 | [11] | ||
| November 4 | at Rice | No. 18 | W 10–6 | 20,000 | [12] | |
| November 11 | TCU | No. 15 |
| L 7–31 | 40,120 | [13] |
| November 18 | at Baylor | W 13–7 | 18,000 | [14] | ||
| November 25 | Arkansas | No. 20 |
| L 14–24 | 35,275 | [15] |
| December 30 | vs. No. 16 North Carolina* | L 28–32 | 27,877 | [16] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tech shows new weapon, rules, 45–2". The Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech halts Lobos, 41–16". Wichita Falls Times. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas trips Tech". The Kilgore News Herald. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders rampage past Tulsa". Wichita Falls Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders overtake Ags to win 17–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech trims Arizonans, 35–10". Brownwood Bulletin. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech shuts down SMU". The Paris News. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders turn back stubborn Rice Owls, 10–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Horned Frogs' wizard scuttles Raiders, 31–7". The Odessa American. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor defeated by Texas Tech". The Marshall News Messenger. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs bull by Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels win on late score". The Baltimore Sun. December 31, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 27, 2025.