1972 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1972 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	George Kirk
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons← 1971 1973 →

1972 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Grant Teaff was hired to resurrect the moribund football team at Baylor. Baylor originally hired Rudy Feldman from New Mexico, but Feldman quit after one day, leaving the job to Teaff. Baylor had been 7–43–1 in the five seasons preceding Teaff's arrival. The Bears offense scored 180 points, while the Bears defense allowed 156 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M by a score of 15–13.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at No. 16 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 14–24	53,201
September 23	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 27–0	42,000
October 7	Miami (FL)*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 10–3	35,000
October 14	at No. 20 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 20–31	41,670
October 21	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–20	39,000
October 28	Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 15–13	40,000
November 4	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 42–9	22,925
November 11	No. 9 Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 3–17	48,394
November 18	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–13	18,000
November 25	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–12	18,035
December 2	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 28–14	26,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Georgia spoils Baylor opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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