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1972 Southwest Conference Year Summary

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Record: 49-39-1, .556 W-L% (6th of 13) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 10.71 (3rd of 13) ▪ SOS: 8.69 (3rd of 13)

Conference Champion: Texas

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Arkansas and Texas)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Texas)

Standings

	Overall				Conference				Pts/G		SRS
School	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
Texas	10	1	0	.909	7	0	0	1.000	24.6	11.0	23.72	11.72
Texas Tech	8	4	0	.667	4	3	0	.571	23.5	15.7	11.72	5.39
Southern Methodist	7	4	0	.636	4	3	0	.571	24.5	14.0	11.76	5.76
Arkansas	6	5	0	.545	3	4	0	.429	20.7	20.6	8.63	8.36
Rice	5	5	1	.500	3	4	0	.429	17.8	21.6	8.39	10.20
Baylor	5	6	0	.455	3	4	0	.429	16.4	14.2	12.04	10.77
Texas Christian	5	6	0	.455	2	5	0	.286	19.4	22.3	5.56	7.10
Texas A&M	3	8	0	.273	2	5	0	.286	15.0	22.1	3.89	10.25

AP Poll Summary

School	Pre	9/11	9/18	9/25	10/2	10/9	10/16	10/23	10/30	11/6	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	Final
Texas	14	15	14	12	9	10	14	10	9	9	7	7	6	7	3
Arkansas	4	17				20	17	18	20
Southern Methodist								18
Texas Tech									18	15		20

2 Bowl Games

Date	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1973-01-01	Cotton Bowl	Texas	17	Alabama	13	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
1972-12-30	Sun Bowl	North Carolina	32	Texas Tech	28	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	171
2.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	119
3.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	89
4.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	86
5.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	65
6.	Don Dean (TXAM)	57
7.	Alan Lowry (TX)	46
8.	Casey Ortez (SMETH)	34
9.	Lex James (TXAM)	29
10.	Perry Senn (TXX)	26
	Terry Drennan (TXX)	26

Pass Attempts

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	323
2.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	254
3.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	171
4.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	168
5.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	120
6.	Alan Lowry (TX)	117
7.	Don Dean (TXAM)	113
8.	Casey Ortez (SMETH)	70
9.	Lex James (TXAM)	64
10.	Perry Senn (TXX)	58

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	52.9
2.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	52.0
3.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	51.2
4.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	46.9

Passing Yards

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	2075
2.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	1484
3.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	1142
4.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	1030
5.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	1003
6.	Don Dean (TXAM)	820
7.	Alan Lowry (TX)	766
8.	Casey Ortez (SMETH)	398
9.	Lex James (TXAM)	352
10.	Terry Drennan (TXX)	310

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	6.8
2.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	6.4
3.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	6.0
4.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	5.8

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	5.7
2.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	4.0
3.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	3.9
4.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	3.5

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	11
2.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	10
3.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	9
4.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	5
5.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	4
6.	Don Dean (TXAM)	3
	Terry Drennan (TXX)	3
8.	Perry Senn (TXX)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	22
2.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	15
3.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	12
4.	Don Dean (TXAM)	10
5.	Perry Senn (TXX)	8
6.	Alan Lowry (TX)	6
	Casey Ortez (SMETH)	6
	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	6
	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	6
10.	Lex James (TXAM)	5
	Robert Armstrong (BAY)	5

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	109.0
2.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	104.5
3.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	98.3
4.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	95.8

Rush Attempts

1.	Dickey Morton (AR)	242
2.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	230
3.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	224
4.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	178
5.	Wayne Morris (SMETH)	175
6.	Alan Lowry (TX)	168
	Gary Lacy (BAY)	168
8.	Gary Ferguson (RICE)	160
9.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	148
10.	Doug McCutchen (TXTECH)	138

Rushing Yards

1.	Dickey Morton (AR)	1188
2.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	1099
3.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	1005
4.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	906
5.	Wayne Morris (SMETH)	884
6.	George Smith (TXTECH)	740
7.	Gary Lacy (BAY)	669
8.	Alan Lowry (TX)	661
9.	Gary Ferguson (RICE)	639
10.	Doug McCutchen (TXTECH)	606

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	George Smith (TXTECH)	6.9
2.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	5.1
3.	Wayne Morris (SMETH)	5.1
4.	James Mosley (TXTECH)	4.9
5.	Dickey Morton (AR)	4.9
6.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	4.8
7.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	4.5
8.	Brad Dusek (TXAM)	4.4
9.	Doug McCutchen (TXTECH)	4.4
10.	Ronnie Webb (TXX)	4.2

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	12
2.	Alan Lowry (TX)	11
3.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	9
4.	Doug McCutchen (TXTECH)	8
	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	8
6.	Jon Richardson (AR)	7
7.	Gary Lacy (BAY)	6
	Dickey Morton (AR)	6
9.	James Mosley (TXTECH)	5
	George Smith (TXTECH)	5

Receptions

1.	Gary Butler (RICE)	45
2.	Edwin Collins (RICE)	42
3.	Mike Reppond (AR)	36
4.	Charles Dancer (BAY)	34
5.	Richard Osborne (TXAM)	31
6.	Kenny Harrison (SMETH)	29
7.	Jim Hodge (AR)	27
8.	Ron Arceneaux (RICE)	24
	Gary Ferguson (RICE)	24
10.	Brian Kilgore (BAY)	23
	Jim Moore (TX)	23

Receiving Yards

1.	Gary Butler (RICE)	708
2.	Kenny Harrison (SMETH)	542
3.	Edwin Collins (RICE)	540
4.	Mike Reppond (AR)	475
5.	Charles Dancer (BAY)	463
6.	Jim Hodge (AR)	449
7.	Richard Osborne (TXAM)	440
8.	Jim Moore (TX)	413
9.	Ron Arceneaux (RICE)	379
10.	Homer May (TXAM)	346

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Kenny Harrison (SMETH)	18.7
2.	Jim Moore (TX)	18.0
3.	Jim Hodge (AR)	16.6
4.	Ron Arceneaux (RICE)	15.8
5.	Gary Butler (RICE)	15.7
6.	Richard Osborne (TXAM)	14.2
7.	Charles Dancer (BAY)	13.6
8.	Andre Tillman (TXTECH)	13.6
9.	Brian Kilgore (BAY)	13.3
10.	Mike Reppond (AR)	13.2

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Edwin Collins (RICE)	5
2.	Kenny Harrison (SMETH)	4
	Mike Reppond (AR)	4
4.	Ken Townsend (BAY)	3
5.	Brian Kilgore (BAY)	2
	Lane Bowen (TXX)	2
	Jim Hodge (AR)	2
	Jack Ettinger (AR)	2
	Rory Best (SMETH)	2
	Homer May (TXAM)	2
	Steve Patterson (TXX)	2
	Raymond Mapps (SMETH)	2
	Gary Ferguson (RICE)	2

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Dickey Morton (AR)	254
2.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	232
	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	232
4.	Wayne Morris (SMETH)	186
5.	Gary Ferguson (RICE)	184
	Gary Lacy (BAY)	184
7.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	182
8.	Alan Lowry (TX)	168
9.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	148
10.	John Coleman (RICE)	144

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Dickey Morton (AR)	1262
2.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	1116
3.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	1073
4.	George Smith (TXTECH)	933
5.	Wayne Morris (SMETH)	932
6.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	927
7.	Gary Ferguson (RICE)	830
8.	Gary Lacy (BAY)	818
9.	Gary Butler (RICE)	708
10.	Alan Lowry (TX)	661

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	13
2.	Alan Lowry (TX)	11
3.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	10
4.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	8
	Doug McCutchen (TXTECH)	8
6.	Jon Richardson (AR)	7
7.	Gary Lacy (BAY)	6
	Dickey Morton (AR)	6
	George Smith (TXTECH)	6
10.	James Mosley (TXTECH)	5
	Edwin Collins (RICE)	5

Total Plays

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	357
2.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	327
3.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	316
4.	Alan Lowry (TX)	285
5.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	256
6.	Dickey Morton (AR)	242
7.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	230
8.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	225
9.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	214
10.	Don Dean (TXAM)	188

Total Yards

1.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	2001
2.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	1652
3.	Joe Ferguson (AR)	1552
4.	Alan Lowry (TX)	1427
5.	Dickey Morton (AR)	1188
6.	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	1099
7.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	1086
8.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	1045
9.	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	1005
10.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	906

Total Touchdowns

1.	Keith Bobo (SMETH)	13
2.	Alan Lowry (TX)	12
	Alvin Maxson (SMETH)	12
4.	Bruce Gadd (RICE)	11
	Joe Ferguson (AR)	11
6.	Mike Luttrell (TXX)	9
7.	Joe Barnes (TXTECH)	8
	Roosevelt Leaks (TX)	8
	Doug McCutchen (TXTECH)	8
10.	Neal Jeffrey (BAY)	7
	Jon Richardson (AR)	7

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