The 1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SWC. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ben Hurt (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Melvin Robertson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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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 | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Wichita State* | W 36–13 | 22,659 | ||
| September 16 | at No. 10 Nebraska* | L 7–37 | 76,042 | ||
| September 23 | at No. 8 LSU* | L 17–42 | 68,538 | [1] | |
| September 30 | Army* | L 14–24 | 46,680 | ||
| October 14 | Texas Tech |
| L 14–17 | 34,216 | |
| October 21 | TCU |
| L 10–13 | 28,770 | |
| October 28 | at Baylor | L 13–15 | 40,000 | ||
| November 4 | No. 20 Arkansas |
| W 10–7 | 36,723–36,770 | |
| November 11 | at SMU | W 27–17 | 32,109–38,342 | ||
| November 18 | Rice |
| L 14–20 | 28,231 | |
| November 23 | at No. 7 Texas | L 3–38 | 68,000 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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References
edit- ^ "Jones hurls LSU past A&M 42–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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