1972 Memphis State Tigers football team

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1972
Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemphis Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Drake + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
West Texas State + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the

Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee
.

The team's statistical leaders included Al Harvey with 961 passing yards, Dornell Harris with 698 rushing yards, Stan Davis with 476 receiving yards, and Dan Darby with 42 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 No. 19 Ole Miss*
L 29–3451,174[4]
September 23Drake
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–23
September 30at South Carolina*
L 7–3437,893[5]
October 7 No. 10 Tennessee*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–3850,201[6]
October 14Utah State*dagger
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–2917,760
October 21at North Texas State*
W 7–63,000[7]
October 28Tulsa*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 49–2121,736
November 4Wichita State
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 58–14
November 11Cincinnati
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 49–24
November 18
Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry
    • )    		L 0–17
    December 2vs. Southern Miss*
    		T 14–1415,000[8]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1972 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
    2. ^ "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
    3. ^ "1972 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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