| Record | |
| Overall | 3 - 8 |
| Conference | 2 - 5 |
| Home | 1 - 4 |
| Away | 2 - 4 |
| Neutral | 0 - 0 |
| 1972 Football Season | |||||||
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Result | ||||
| Sat, Sep 09 | @ Wichita State | Wichita, Kan. | W 36-13 | ||||
| Sat, Sep 16 | @ Nebraska (9) | Lincoln, Neb. | L 7-37 | ||||
| Sat, Sep 23 | @ LSU (9) | Baton Rouge, La. | L 17-42 | ||||
| Sat, Sep 30 | Army | College Station, Texas | L 14-24 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 14 | Texas Tech * | College Station, Texas | L 14-17 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 21 | TCU * | College Station, Texas | L 10-13 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 28 | @ Baylor * | Waco, Texas | L 13-15 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 04 | Arkansas (20) * | College Station, Texas | W 10-7 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 11 | @ SMU * | Dallas, Texas | W 27-17 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 18 | Rice * | College Station, Texas | L 14-20 | ||||
| Thu, Nov 23 | @ Texas (6) * | Austin, Texas | L 3-38 | ||||
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