1972 UT Arlington Mavericks football team

The 1972 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach John Symank, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1972 UT Arlington Mavericks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	John Symank (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	C. O. Brocato (2nd season)
Home stadium	Arlington Stadium

1972 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
UT Arlington	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 17–38	10,200
September 16	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 3–21	31,500
September 23	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 24–38	17,128
September 30	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–38	22,300
October 7	No. 2 Louisiana Tech	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 14–35	7,300
October 21	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 12–17	7,255
October 28	Southwestern Louisiana	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 7–0	1,500
November 4	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 36–22	8,000
November 11	West Texas State*	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 20–7	8,600
November 18	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 10–3	2,200
November 25	Arkansas State	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 7–6	2,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game