1972 Memphis State Tigers football team

1972 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemphis Memorial Stadium
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Drake + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
West Texas State + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • West Texas State's game against Colorado State, Tulsa's game against TCU, and New Mexico State's game against New Mexico counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Fred Pancoast, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 record with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, tied for fourth place in the MVC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 265 to 254.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

The team's statistical leaders included Al Harvey with 961 passing yards, Dornell Harris with 698 rushing yards, Stan Davis with 476 receiving yards, and Dan Darby with 42 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 No. 19 Ole Miss*
L 29–3451,174[4]
September 23Drake
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–2319,424[5]
September 306:31 p.m.at South Carolina*
L 7–3437,893[6]
October 7 No. 10 Tennessee*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–3850,201[7]
October 14Utah State*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 38–2917,760[8]
October 211:30 p.m.at North Texas State*
W 7–63,000[9]
October 28Tulsa
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 49–2121,736[10]
November 4Wichita State
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 58–1415,601[11]
November 11Cincinnati
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
W 49–2416,050[12]
November 187:01 p.m.Louisville
L 0–1718,218[13]
December 2vs. Southern Miss*
T 14–1415,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[15]

References

  1. ^ "1972 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Memphis Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis. p. 270. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "1972 Memphis Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss nips Memphis State". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Drake's bigges prize is Tiger kewpie doll". The Commercial Appeal. September 24, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gamecocks chalk up 34–7 victory". The Times and Democrat. October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Interception Vols key". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 8, 1972. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Memphis State wins 1st, 38–29, over Utah State". Albuquerque Journal. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Extra point rush saves Tigers 7–6". The Tennessean. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Memphis State swamps Tulsa". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Memphis sails behind Harris". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cincinnati shellacked by 49–24". The Lima News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Memphis State shut out 17–0 by Louisville". The Tennessean. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Southern, Memphis St. battle to 14–14 draw". The Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 1972. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Memphis State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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