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Texas Tech Football Team History

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 59,011
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: Jim Carlen
Conference: Southwest-

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1925 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Jim Carlen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Utah	45	2	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ New Mexico	41	16	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Texas	20	25	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Tulsa	35	18	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Texas A&M	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Arizona	35	10	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Southern Methodist	17	3	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Rice	10	6	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Texas Christian	7	31	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Baylor	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Arkansas	14	24	L
Sat., Dec. 30	North Carolina	28	32	L	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

1972 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	282
Scoring Average	23.5
Points Allowed	188
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	69-63
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	5-0

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	8-4	282	188	Lost 28-32	4-3	98	110	Jim Carlen
Texas	10-1	271	121	Won 17-13	7-0	204	59	Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist	7-4	269	154		4-3	127	111	Hayden Fry
Arkansas	6-5	228	227		3-4	131	137	Frank Broyles
Baylor	5-6	180	156		3-4	122	109	Grant Teaff
Rice	5-5-1	196	238		3-4	111	167	Al Conover
Texas Christian	5-6	213	245		2-5	109	173	Billy Tohill
Texas A&M	3-8	165	243		2-5	91	127	Emory Bellard

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).