1972 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1972 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Hayden Fry in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a conference mark of 4–3, tying for second place in the SWC.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–3 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032) Texas Stadium (c. 65,000) |
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Wake Forest* | W 56–10 | 20,175 | |||
September 23 | at Florida* | W 21–14 | 42,849 | [1] | ||
September 30 | at Virginia Tech* | L 10–13 | 26,000 | [2] | ||
October 7 | New Mexico State* |
| W 55–6 | 27,221 | ||
October 21 | Rice | W 29–14 | 20,398 | |||
October 28 | Texas Tech | No. 18 |
| L 3–17 | 35,953 | |
November 4 | at No. 9 Texas | L 9–17 | 72,500 | |||
November 11 | Texas A&M |
| L 17–27 | 32,109–38,342 | ||
November 18 | at Arkansas | W 22–7 | 38,342 | |||
November 25 | Baylor |
| W 12–7 | 18,035 | ||
December 2 | at TCU | W 35–22 | 18,152 | |||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Mustangs stop Florida, 21–14". The Marshall News Messenger. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mustangs saddled by Virginia Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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