1972 Texas Longhorns football team

1972 Texas Longhorns football
1972 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 17–13 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	10–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Fred Akers
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell
Base defense	4-4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

1972 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 23		Miami (FL)*	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 23–10	62,000
September 30	7:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 12	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 25–20	52,187
October 7	7:30 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 27–12	58,122
October 14	2:50 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 0–27	72,030
October 21		No. 17 Arkansas	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–15	80,844
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at Rice	No. 10	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 45–9	65,000
November 4	2:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 17–9	72,500
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 9	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 17–3	48,394
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 27–0	33,536
November 23	8:05 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–3	68,000
January 1, 1973	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Alabama*	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 17–13	72,032
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1972 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Marty Akins
RB		Tommy Landry
FB		Roosevelt Leaks
QB		Alan Lowry
OL		Jerry Sisemore
WR		Julius Whittier

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Tommy Keel

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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