1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The 1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their 15th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 228 to 227.^[1]

1972 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (15th season)
Captains	Louis Campbell Jim Hodge Tom Reed Don Wunderly
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

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	Source
September 9		No. 8 USC*	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 10–31	54,461	[2]
September 23		Oklahoma State*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 24–23	54,431	[3]
September 30		Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 21–20	40,003	[4]
October 7		at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–13	42,558	[5]
October 14		Baylor	No. 20	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 31–20	41,670	[6]
October 21		at No. 15 Texas	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 15–35	80,844	[7]
October 28	7:30 p.m.	North Texas State*	No. T–18	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 42–16	48,735	[8]
November 4		at Texas A&M	No. 20	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 7–10	36,723–36,770	[9]
November 11		Rice		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 20–23	51,475	[10]
November 18		SMU		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 7–22	38,342	[11]
November 25		at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 24–14	35,275	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

• QB Joe Ferguson, Sr.
• Tom Reed, OL Sr., Team Captain