1972 Baylor Bears football team

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1972 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Kirk
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Texas Tech 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
SMU 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Arkansas 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rice 3 –4 –05 –5 –1
Baylor 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
TCU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Texas A&M 2 –5 –03 –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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 16 Georgia *
L 14–2453,201 [1]
September 23at Missouri *
W 27–042,000 [2]
October 77:30 p.m. Miami (FL) *
W 10–335,000 [3]
October 14at No. 20 Arkansas
L 20–3141,670 [4]
October 21at Oklahoma State *
L 7–2039,000 [5]
October 28 Texas A&M Dagger-14-plain.png
W 15–1340,000 [6]
November 4at TCU
W 42–922,925 [7]
November 11No. 9 Texas
L 3–1748,394 [8]
November 18 Texas Tech
L 7–1318,000 [9]
November 25at SMU
L 7–1218,035 [10]
December 2 Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 28–1426,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia spoils Baylor opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Lowly Baylor surprises Mizzou, 27–0". The Kansas City Star. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Punchless Hurricanes stalled by Baylor, 10–3". The Palm Beach Post. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Razorbacks stop surprising Baylor". The Greenville News. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Errors strangle Baylor 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Baylor nudges Texags, 15–13". Tulsa World. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bears rock Frogs, 42–9". The Herald Banner. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Longhorns clinch title tie". Brownwood Bulletin. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Baylor defeated by Texas Tech". The Marshall News Messenger. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SMU holds off Baylor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Baylor drops Rice, 28–14". The Kilgore News Herald. December 3, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Baylor)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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