1972 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1972 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 East Texas State $^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Angelo State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southwest Texas State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Howard Payne 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Texas A&I 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tarleton State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
McMurry * 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Abilene Christian * 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1972 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their eighth year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9at Trinity (TX)*
L 7–9[1]
September 16Texas Lutheran*
W 17–12[2]
September 23Angelo State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 10–3[3]
October 7at Tarleton StateStephenville, TXW 50–14[4]
October 14Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 24–20[5]
October 21at Sam Houston State
W 26–14[6]
October 28at East Texas State
L 29–32[7]
November 4Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 17–25[8]
November 10vs. Sul Ross
W 13–0[9]
November 18Texas A&I
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 20–16[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Trinity pass nips Bobcats, 9–7". San Antonio Express. September 10, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SWTS edges TLC". Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southwest Texas surprises Angelo". Del Rio News Herald. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southwest Texas flogs Tarleton". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aerial keys SWT victory". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats by 26–14". Victoria Advocate. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "E. Texas clips Cats". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Yellow Jackets stun SWT, 25–17". Brownwood Bulletin. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brown leads SWT past Sul Ross, 13–0". Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "A&I closes season with 20–16 loss". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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