1972 Troy State Red Wave football team

The 1972 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Jones, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the GSC.

1972 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–3–1 GSC)
Head coach	Tom Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Gulf South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Northwestern State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Livingston ^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	2
No. 19 Jacksonville State	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Delta State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Troy State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Florence State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Mississippi College *	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant * – Did not compete for conference title Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	vs. Elon*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 28–24	7,000	[1]
September 16	Austin Peay*	Rip Hewes Stadium Dothan, AL	W 27–0	6,500	[2]
September 23	vs. Livingston	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 3–14	8,000–8,500	[3]
September 30	Ouachita Baptist*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 0–14	5,000	[4]
October 7	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 19–20	8,300	[5]
October 14	Delta State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 17–22	8,000	[6]
October 21	at Florence State	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	W 33–0	4,000	[7]
October 28	vs. McNeese State*	Memorial Stadium Fort Walton Beach, FL	L 7–13	6,500	[8]
November 4	at Tennessee–Martin	Pacer Stadium Martin, TN	W 28–23	7,500	[9]
November 11	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	T 14–14	7,000–8,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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