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1972 Baylor Bears football team

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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.

Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorGeorge Kirk
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1972 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Kirk
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
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1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $7–0–010–1–0
Texas Tech4–3–08–4–0
SMU4–3–07–4–0
Arkansas3–4–06–5–0
Rice3–4–05–5–1
Baylor3–4–05–6–0
TCU2–5–05–6–0
Texas A&M2–5–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 16 Georgia*L 14–2453,201[1]
September 23at Missouri*W 27–042,000[2]
October 77:30 p.m.Miami (FL)*W 10–335,000[3]
October 14at No. 20 ArkansasL 20–3141,670[4]
October 21at Oklahoma State*L 7–2039,000[5]
October 28Texas A&Mdagger
W 15–1340,000[6]
November 4at TCUW 42–922,925[7]
November 11No. 9 Texas
L 3–1748,394[8]
November 18Texas Tech
L 7–1318,000[9]
November 25at SMUL 7–1218,035[10]
December 2Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 28–1426,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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