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SWC · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | W 56–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 5–5–1 | W 21–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | L 10–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 2–9 | W 55–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | W 29–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 3–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 9–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | L 17–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 22–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 12–7 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 35–22 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Arkansas +6
- Florida +5
- Rice +5
- Baylor +5
- TCU +5
- Wake Forest +2
- New Mexico State +2
- Texas -1
- Virginia Tech -4
- Texas Tech -4
- Texas A&M -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.