1972 East Texas State Lions football team

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1972
Carson–Newman
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record10–2 (7–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErnest Hawkins
Defensive coordinatorBobby Fox
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 East Texas State $^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Angelo State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southwest Texas State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Howard Payne 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Texas A&I
 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross
 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tarleton State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
McMurry
* 		0 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Abilene Christian * 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 East Texas State Lions football team represented

East Texas State University in the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his ninth season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference
. The Lions won the Lone Star Conference, the NAIA District IV, and the NAIA Division I National Championship.

Heading into the 1972 season, the Lions were picked to finish fourth in the conference,[

Carson–Newman. The title game was determined to be played in Commerce. On a bitterly cold December day in front of a packed Memorial Stadium, Hawkins's Lions defeated Carson–Newman, 21–18, to claim the national title. Among the players on the team were future National Football League (NFL) players Will Cureton, Harvey Martin, Autry Beamon, Aundra Thompson, and Tim Collier
. The Lions were named the National Team of the Year and Hawkins was named both Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 92:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian*
L 12–14[1]
September 166:00 p.m.at
East Central*
W 37–14[2]
September 236:00 p.m.at
Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
    		• W 23–0[3]
    September 306:00 p.m.Howard Payne
    		W 35–15[4]
    October 72:00 p.m.at No. 12
    Texas A&I
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Commerce, TX
    		W 29–17[5]
    October 212:00 pmat Stephen F. Austin
    		W 21–9[6]
    October 282:00 pmNo. 1 Southwest Texas StateNo. 7
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Commerce, TX
    		W 32–29[7]
    November 42:00 p.m.at
    Sul Ross
    		No. 4
    		L 14–15[8]
    November 116:00 p.m.No. 14 Angelo StateNo. 6
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Commerce, TX
    		W 24–14[9]
    November 182:00 p.m.at Tarleton StateNo. 5
    		W 27–6[10]
    November 252:00 p.m.No. 1
    Central State (OK)*
    		No. 6
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Commerce, TX (NAIA Division I Semifinal)
    		W 54–0[11]
    December 94:00 p.m.No. 2
    Champion Bowl)
    		W 21–18[12]

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    Awards

    • NAIA Coach of the Year: Ernest Hawkins

    All-Americans

    • Harvey Martin, First Team Defensive Line
    • Kenneth Parks, First Team, Running Back
    • Curtis Wester, First Team, Offensive Line
    • Autry Beamon, Second Team, Defensive Back
    • Denver Crawley, Honorable Mention, Offensive Tackle
    • Dudley Slice, Honorable Mention, Receiver
    • Ricky Earle, Honorable Mention, Safety

    All-Lone Star Conference

    LSC Superlatives

    • Coach of The Year: Ernest Hawkins
    • Outstanding Lineman: Curts Wester
    • Outstanding Back: Kenneth Parks

    LSC First Team

    • Autry Beamon, Safety
    • Denver Crowley, Offensive Line
    • Will Cureton, Quarterback
    • Ricky Earle, Safety
    • Harvey Martin, Defensive End
    • Kenneth Parks, Running Back
    • Dudley Slice, Receiver
    • Doug Walker, Linebacker
    • Curtis Wester, Offensive Line

    LSC Second Team

    • Calvin Harris, Tight End
    • LeRoy Johnson, Linebacker

    LSC Honorable Mention

    • Kenneth Brown, Offensive tackle
    • Nelson Robinson, Fullback
    • James Talbot, Linebacker
    • Jim Talley, Center
    • Jackie Woods, Offensive Guard [14]

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    13. ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
    14. ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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