1972 Arkansas State Indians football team

1972 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Bill Davidson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kays Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1972 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Texas–Arlington	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1972 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Davidson, the Indians compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Southland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	McNeese State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 17–27	9,500
September 16	at Eastern New Mexico*	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 39–7	2,500
September 23	Wichita State*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 0–6	6,500
September 30	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 21–18	12,456
October 7	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 3–21	8,000
October 14	No. 1 Louisiana Tech	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 17–38	13,000
October 21	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–3	7,200
October 28	Lamar	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 24–26	6,500
November 4	at Northeast Louisiana*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 14–13	8,300
November 18	Trinity (TX)*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 22–32	6,000
November 25	at Texas–Arlington	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 6–7	2,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game