1972 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1972 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 5-th season at Texas.

Record50–9 (12–6 SWC)

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1972 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	6	.667	50	–	9	.847
No. 27 TCU ‍†‍‍	12	–	6	.667	29	–	13	.690
Rice ‍‍‍	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
SMU ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	22	–	30	.423
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	23	–	19	.548
Baylor ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	20	–	20	.500

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1972^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with wins over Ole Miss and Oklahoma and losses to Connecticut and a ten-inning loss to eventual champion Southern California.^[2]

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