1972 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1972 SMU Mustangs football Southwest Conference SWC 7–4 4–3 Hayden Fry 11th Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium The 1972 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Hayden Fry in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a conference mark of 4–3, tying for second place in the SWC. Schedule 1972 AP September 16 w y Wake Forest Texas Stadium Irving, TX 56–10 20,175 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-ponies-ride-herd-on/139555729/ The Odessa American Ponies ride herd on Deacons, 56–10 September 17, 1972 January 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 23 w y y Florida Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL 21–14 42,849 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-mustangs-sto/133969086/ The Marshall News Messenger Mustangs stop Florida, 21–14 September 24, 1972 October 23, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 l y y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 10–13 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90583825/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mustangs saddled by Virginia Tech October 1, 1972 December 14, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 w y New Mexico State Texas Stadium Irving, TX 55–6 27,221 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-smu-smears-nmsu/169007554/ The Odessa American SMU smears NMSU October 8, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 w Rice Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 29–14 20,398 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-bobo-leads-s/169007716/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Bobo leads SMU to smashing 29–14 victory October 22, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 l T–18 Texas Tech Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 3–17 35,953 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news-tech-shuts-down-smu/169006097/ The Paris News Tech shuts down SMU October 29, 1972 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 l y Texas 9 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 9–17 72,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times/135111208/ The Tyler Courier-Times Texas puts Leaks in SMU defense November 5, 1972 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 l Texas A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 17–27 32,109 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-aggies-shatter/169007825/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Aggies shatter SMU dreams November 12, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 w y Arkansas Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 22–7 38,342 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-ponies-knock-ark/169007936/ The Tyler Courier-Times Ponies knock Arkansas' Liberty Bowl opportunity November 19, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 w Baylor Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 12–7 18,035 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-smu-holds-off/169008052/ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal SMU holds off Baylor November 26, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com December 2 w y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 35–22 18,152 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-stunned-mustangs/169008251/ The Kilgore News Herald Stunned Mustangs bury TCU, 35–22 December 3, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com 1972–73 NCAA Statistics (SMU) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251748 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 27, 2025 Roster 1972 SMU Mustangs f 28 Jr Alvin Maxson RB y 73 Sr John Meyer T 24 Sr Pat Curry DB 43 Sr Robert Popelka DB y *Hayden Fry *Bum Phillips (DC) References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football