1972 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1972 Baylor Bears football Southwest Conference SWC 5–6 3–4 Grant Teaff 1st George Kirk Baylor Stadium 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 1972 AP Central September 16 l y y Georgia 16 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 14–24 53,201 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-georgia-spoils/133909012/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Georgia spoils Baylor opener September 17, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 w y y Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO 27–0 42,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-lowly-baylor-surpri/169010824/ The Kansas City Star Lowly Baylor surprises Mizzou, 27–0 September 24, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 7:30 p.m. w y Miami (FL) Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 10–3 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-punchless-hurricanes/169010966/ The Palm Beach Post Punchless Hurricanes stalled by Baylor, 10–3 October 8, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 14 l y Arkansas 20 Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 20–31 41,670 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-razorbacks-stop-surp/169009724/ The Greenville News Razorbacks stop surprising Baylor October 15, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 l y y Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 7–20 39,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-errors-strangle/169011067/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Errors strangle Baylor 20–7 October 22, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Texas A&M Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 15–13 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-baylor-nudges-texags-1513/169011169/ Tulsa World Baylor nudges Texags, 15–13 October 29, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 w y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 42–9 22,925 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-banner-bears-rock-frogs-429/169011269/ The Herald Banner Bears rock Frogs, 42–9 November 5, 1972 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 l Texas 9 Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 3–17 48,394 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-longhorns-clinch-titl/169004478/ Brownwood Bulletin Longhorns clinch title tie November 12, 1972 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 l Texas Tech Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 7–13 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-baylor-defea/169006570/ The Marshall News Messenger Baylor defeated by Texas Tech November 19, 1972 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 l y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 7–12 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 Rice Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 28–14 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-baylor-drops-ric/169010655/ The Kilgore News Herald Baylor drops Rice, 28–14 December 3, 1972 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com 1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Baylor) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251396 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 27, 2025 References Baylor Category:Baylor Bears football seasons Baylor Bears football