Texas Tech Football Team History
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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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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1972 Season Highlights |
Jim Carlen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech. |
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1972 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 16 | vs.
Utah
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45 |
2 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 23 | @
New Mexico
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41 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | vs.
Texas
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20 |
25 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs.
Tulsa
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35 |
18 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | @
Texas A&M
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17 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Arizona
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35 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Southern Methodist
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17 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | @
Rice
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10 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | vs.
Texas Christian
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7 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | @
Baylor
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13 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Arkansas
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14 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 30 |
North Carolina
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28 |
32 |
L |
@ El Paso, TX |
Sun Bowl |
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1972 Season Totals |
Record | 8-4
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Points Scored | 282 |
Scoring Average | 23.5 |
Points Allowed | 188 |
Defense Average | 15.7 |
Opponents Record | 69-63
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Conference Record | 4-3 |
Home Record | 3-3
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Away Record | 5-0
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1972 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.