1972 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1972 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Red Parker (7th season)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1972 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Richmond	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Furman	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Appalachian State	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1972 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1972 college football season. Red Parker served as head coach for the seventh season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina	L 0–13	40,000
September 16	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, North Carolina	W 28–21
September 23	Western Carolina*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	L 0–10
September 30	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	L 12–31
October 7	VMI	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Rivalry)	W 42–3
October 14	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	L 21–27
October 21	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, Tennessee	W 12–0
October 28	Colgate*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	L 26–28
November 4	Richmond	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	L 7–21
November 11	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, South Carolina (Rivalry)	W 19–13
November 18	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina	W 25–16
*Non-conference game Homecoming