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Texas Tech

SWC · 1972 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–3 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 45–2
5Week 5 · Sep 26New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 41–16
6Week 6 · Oct 3Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 20–25
7Week 7 · Oct 10Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7W 35–18
8Week 8 · Oct 17Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–8W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7W 35–10
10Week 10 · Oct 31SMUH2HIND SWC7–4W 17–3
11Week 11 · Nov 7Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5–1W 10–6
12Week 12 · Nov 14TCUH2HIND SWC5–6L 7–31
13Week 13 · Nov 21Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6W 13–7
14Week 14 · Nov 28Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–5L 14–24
17Final · Jan 2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 28–32

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
2.089
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-13+37
  • SMU +7
  • Utah +6
  • Rice +5
  • Baylor +5
  • Tulsa +4
  • Arizona +4
  • New Mexico +3
  • Texas A&M +3
  • Texas -1
  • North Carolina -1
  • Arkansas -5
  • TCU -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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+43
+25
-5
+17
+3
+25
+14
+4
-24
+6
-10
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#611967#501968#691969#261970#861971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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