1972 North Texas
1–10 (0–7 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Rod Rust. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 27–25Nov 4
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | atLong Beach State | L 21–24 | 28% |
| Sep 23 | vs San Diego State | L 0–25 | 38% |
| Sep 30 | at Drake | L 8–54 | 23% |
| Oct 7 | atWichita State | L 6–23 | 41% |
| Oct 14 | at Louisville | L 6–56 | 13% |
| Oct 21 | vs Memphis | L 6–7 | 37% |
| Oct 28 | at 18Arkansas | L 16–42 | 12% |
| Nov 4 | vs Cincinnati | W 27–25 | 40% |
| Nov 11 | vs New Mexico State | L 22–36 | 62% |
| Nov 18 | vsWest Texas | L 14–17 | 46% |
| Nov 25 | at Tulsa | L 22–45 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 45–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 148–354
- Coach
- Rod Rust
- Elo
- 1236 −142 this season
- SP+ rating
- -23.5 No. 115 of 121; offense No. 104, defense No. 114
- SRS
- −24.3 No. 122 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1972 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 4–1 | 9–1 | 18 |
| Drake | 4–1 | 7–5 | |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
| Tulsa | 3–1 | 4–7 | |
| Memphis | 3–2 | 5–5–1 | |
| Wichita State | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–3 | 2–9 | |
 North Texas | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.