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SWC · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
7th
2–5 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
684–562–50
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1938, 2010, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare TCU head-to-head · History & Eras

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–6W 31–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 38–14
7Week 7 · Oct 10Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–5L 13–27
8Week 8 · Oct 17Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7W 35–9
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–8W 13–10
10Week 10 · Oct 31Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 0–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6L 9–42
12Week 12 · Nov 14Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC8–4W 31–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 0–27
14Week 14 · Nov 28Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5–1L 21–25
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5SMUH2HIND SWC7–4L 22–35

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.534
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-24+25
  • Texas Tech +8
  • Indiana +5
  • Texas Arlington +5
  • Tulsa +4
  • Texas A&M +3
  • Texas -1
  • Notre Dame -3
  • SMU -4
  • Arkansas -5
  • Rice -5
  • Baylor -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W1#66Post-Season W2#66Post-Season W3#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+24
-14
+26
+3
-21
-33
+24
-27
-4
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#911967#861968#761969#851970#421971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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