1972 Baylor Bears football team

1972 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Kirk
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Grant Teaff was hired to resurrect the moribund football team at Baylor. Baylor originally hired Rudy Feldman from New Mexico, but Feldman quit after one day, leaving the job to Teaff. Baylor had been 7–43–1 in the five seasons preceding Teaff's arrival. The Bears offense scored 180 points, while the Bears defense allowed 156 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M by a score of 15–13.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 16 Georgia*
L 14–2453,201[1]
September 23at Missouri*
W 27–042,000
October 7Miami (FL)*
W 10–335,000
October 14at No. 20 Arkansas
L 20–3141,670
October 21at Oklahoma State*
L 7–2039,000
October 28Texas A&Mdagger
W 15–1340,000
November 4at TCU
W 42–922,925
November 11No. 9 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 3–1748,394
November 18Texas Tech
L 7–1318,000
November 25at SMU
L 7–1218,035
December 2Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 28–1426,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Georgia spoils Baylor opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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