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1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1972
team	Texas Tech Red Raiders
sport	football
image	Double T Original.png
image_size	150
conference	Southwest Conference
short_conf	SWC
record	8–4
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Jim Carlen
hc_year	3rd
off_scheme	No-huddle option
def_coach	Richard Bell
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Jones Stadium
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1972-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	L 28–32 vs. [North Carolina](1972-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)

The 1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 282 to 188. The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 1,142 passing yards, George Smith with 740 rushing yards, and Andre Tillman with 285 receiving yards. The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

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References

"1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2017). "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University.
"1972 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
(September 17, 1972). "Tech shows new weapon, rules, 45–2". The Austin American-Statesman.
(September 24, 1972). "Tech halts Lobos, 41–16". Wichita Falls Times.
(October 1, 1972). "Texas trips Tech". The Kilgore News Herald.
(October 8, 1972). "Red Raiders rampage past Tulsa". Wichita Falls Times.
(October 15, 1972). "Raiders overtake Ags to win 17–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 22, 1972). "Texas Tech trims Arizonans, 35–10". Brownwood Bulletin.
(October 29, 1972). "Tech shuts down SMU". The Paris News.
(November 5, 1972). "Red Raiders turn back stubborn Rice Owls, 10–6". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(November 12, 1972). "Horned Frogs' wizard scuttles Raiders, 31–7". The Odessa American.
(November 19, 1972). "Baylor defeated by Texas Tech". The Marshall News Messenger.
(November 26, 1972). "Hogs bull by Tech". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(December 31, 1972). "Tar Heels win on late score". The Baltimore Sun.
. ["1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251772). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.

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