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]
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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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| 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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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 | |||
| September 23 | Oklahoma State* |
| W 24–23 | 54,431 | |||
| September 30 | Tulsa* | W 21–20 | 40,003 | ||||
| October 7 | at TCU | W 27–13 | 42,558 | ||||
| October 14 | Baylor | No. 20 |
| W 31–20 | 41,670 | ||
| October 21 | at No. 15 Texas | No. 17 | ABC | L 15–35 | 80,844 | ||
| October 28 | North Texas State* | No. 18 |
| W | 48,735 | [3] | |
| November 4 | at Texas A&M | No. 20 | L 7–10 | 36,723–36,770 | |||
| November 11 | Rice |
| L 20–23 | 51,475 | |||
| November 18 | SMU |
| L 7–22 | 38,342 | |||
| November 25 | at Texas Tech | W 24–14 | 35,375 | ||||
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Roster
edit- QB Joe Ferguson, Sr.
- Tom Reed, OL Sr., Team Captain
References
edit- ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. 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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