Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (28th of 127)
Conference: SWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Carlen (8-4)
PS/G: 23.5 (40th of 127) ▪ PA/G: 15.7 (31st of 127)
SRS: 11.72 (24th of 127) ▪ SOS: 5.39 (45th of 127)
Bowl Game: Lost Sun Bowl 32-28 versus North Carolina
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 15 | 20 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | Utah | WAC | W | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 23, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | New Mexico | WAC | W | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 30, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | (12) Texas | SWC | L | 20 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 7, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | Tulsa | MVC | W | 35 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 14, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 21, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | Arizona | WAC | W | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Oct 28, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | (18) Southern Methodist | SWC | W | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 8 | Nov 4, 1972 | Sat | (18) Texas Tech | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Nov 11, 1972 | Sat | (15) Texas Tech | Texas Christian | SWC | L | 7 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 18, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | Baylor | SWC | W | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 25, 1972 | Sat | (20) Texas Tech | Arkansas | SWC | L | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 30, 1972 | Sat | Texas Tech | N | (16) North Carolina | ACC | L | 28 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |