1972 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1972 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 12–0 record, were National Football Foundation College Division national champion, NCAA College Division Mideast Region champion, Southland Conference champion, and defeated Tennessee Tech in the Grantland Rice Bowl.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
APNo. 2
Record12–0 (5–0 Southland)
Headcoach
- Maxie Lambright (6th season)
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National Football Foundation College Division national champion NCAA College Division Mideast Region champion Southland Conference champion Grantland Rice Bowl champion | |
Grantland Rice Bowl, W 35–0 vs. Tennessee Tech | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
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| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 12–0 (5–0 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Louisiana Tech Stadium |
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| No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 McNeese State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 7–0 | 21,707 | [1] | |||
| September 16 | at Southern Miss* | W 33–14 | 11,600 | [2] | |||
| September 23 | No. T–5 McNeese State | No. 3 | W 34–17 | 19,200 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Abilene Christian | No. 2 |
| W 35–12 | 13,500 | [4] | |
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at UT Arlington | No. 2 | W 35–14 | 7,300 | [5] | |
| October 14 | at Arkansas State | No. 1 | W 38–17 | 13,000 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | vs. Northwestern State* | No. 1 | W 20–16 | 27,000 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 2 |
| W 21–0 | 11,000 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at Northern Arizona* | No. 2 |
| W 41–21 | 7,750 | [9] | |
| November 11 | Eastern Michigan* | No. 2 |
| W 24–17 | 15,736 | [10] | |
| November 18 | at Northeast Louisiana* | No. 2 | W 10–6 | 6,000–7,000 | [11] | ||
| December 9 | vs. No. 5 Tennessee Tech* | No. 2 | W 35–0 | 10,000 | [12] | ||
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