1972 Texas Longhorns football team

1972 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Alabama, W 17–13
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#3
1972 record	10–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal
Offensive coordinator	Fred Akers
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)

The 1972 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 college football season.

Schedule

The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and defeated Alabama in the 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 23		Miami*	#14	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 23–10	62,000
September 30	7:30 PM	at Texas Tech	#12	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)		W 25–20	52,187
October 7	7:30 PM	Utah State*	#9	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 27–12	58,122
October 14	2:50 PM	vs. #2 Oklahoma*	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 0–27	72,030
October 21		#17 Arkansas	#14	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ABC	W 35–15	80,844
October 28	7:30 PM	at Rice	#10	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 45–9	65,000
November 4	2:00 PM	SMU	#9	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 17–9	72,500
November 11	2:00 PM	at Baylor	#9	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX		W 17–3	48,394
November 18	2:00 PM	at TCU	#7	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 27–0	33,536
November 23	8:05 PM	Texas A&M	#7	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ABC	W 38–3	68,000
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #4 Alabama*	#7	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 17–13	72,032
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.