1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team information
American college football season
1972Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Sun Bowl, L 28–32 vs. North Carolina
Conference
Southwest Conference
Record
8–4 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Jim Carlen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell (3rd season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Jones Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
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t
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Texas $
7
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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 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 188.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 1,142 passing yards, George Smith with 740 rushing yards, and Andre Tillman with 285 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
^"1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^"Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^"1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
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