1972 Troy State Red Wave football team

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1972
Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Northwestern State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 3
Livingston
^ 		5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 2
No. 19 Jacksonville State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Delta State
 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Troy State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Florence State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee–Martin
 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Jones, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the GSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7
Elon*
W 28–247,000[1]
September 16Austin Peay*
W 27–06,500[2]
September 23vs.
Livingston
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 3–148,000–8,500[3]
September 30Ouachita Baptist*
L 0–145,000[4]
October 7at Southeastern Louisiana
L 19–208,300[5]
October 14
Delta State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
L 17–228,000[6]
October 21at Florence State
W 33–04,000[7]
October 28vs. McNeese State*
L 7–136,500[8]
November 4at
Tennessee–Martin
W 28–237,500[9]
November 11at Jacksonville State
T 14–147,000–8,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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