1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1972 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Hurt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1972 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SWC. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 36–13	22,659
September 16	at No. 10 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–37	76,042
September 23	at No. 8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 17–42	68,538
September 30	Army*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–24	46,680
October 14	Texas Tech	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 14–17	34,216
October 21	TCU	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 10–13	28,770
October 28	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 13–15	40,000
November 4	No. 20 Arkansas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 10–7	36,723–36,770
November 11	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 27–17	32,109–38,342
November 18	Rice	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–20	28,231
November 23	at No. 7 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 3–38	68,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 44 Bubba Bean Fr QB 12 Don Dean So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Ed Simonini Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt