Record: 10-1, .909 W-L% (4th of 127) ▪ Rank: 3rd in Final AP Poll
Conference: SWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Darrell Royal (10-1)
PS/G: 24.6 (30th of 127) ▪ PA/G: 11.0 (7th of 127)
SRS: 23.72 (5th of 127) ▪ SOS: 11.72 (3rd of 127)
Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 17-13 versus Alabama
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1972 | Sat | (14) Texas | Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 30, 1972 | Sat | (12) Texas | @ | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Oct 7, 1972 | Sat | (9) Texas | Utah State | Ind | W | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 14, 1972 | Sat | (10) Texas | N | (2) Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | Dallas, TX |
| 5 | Oct 21, 1972 | Sat | (14) Texas | (17) Arkansas | SWC | W | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 28, 1972 | Sat | (10) Texas | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 45 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Nov 4, 1972 | Sat | (9) Texas | Southern Methodist | SWC | W | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Nov 11, 1972 | Sat | (9) Texas | @ | Baylor | SWC | W | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1972 | Sat | (7) Texas | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 10 | Nov 23, 1972 | Thu | (7) Texas | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Jan 1, 1973 | Mon | (7) Texas | N | (4) Alabama | SEC | W | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |