1972 Tampa Spartans football team
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The 1972 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1972 college football season. It was the Spartans' 36th season and competed as a College Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Earle Bruce, in his first year, and played their home games at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2) and with a victory in the Tangerine Bowl over Kent State. Bruce was hired on February 2, 1972, to serve as the replacement for Bill Fulcher who resigned to become the head coach at Georgia Tech.[1]
Schedule
September 9Toledo*
W 21–0 September 16at Northern Michigan*
- Memorial Stadium
- Marquette, MI
W 34–21 September 22Eastern Michigan*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 42–0 September 30at Kansas State*
L 7–3125,000 October 7Louisville*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
L 14–17 October 14Southern Illinois*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 44–0 October 21Drake*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 24–7 November 4Florida A&M*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 28–9 November 11Miami*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 7–0 November 18Bowling Green*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 29–22 November 25Vanderbilt*
- Tampa Stadium
- Tampa, FL
W 30–7 December 29vs. Kent State*
W 21–18
References
- ^ "Tampa hires coach". Palm Beach Post. Google News Archives. February 3, 1972. p. D1. Retrieved October 5, 2012.