1972 Baylor Bears football team

The 1972 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Grant Teaff was hired to resurrect the moribund football team at Baylor. Baylor originally hired Rudy Feldman from New Mexico, but Feldman quit after one day, leaving the job to Teaff. Baylor had been 7–43–1 in the five seasons preceding Teaff's arrival. The Bears offense scored 180 points, while the Bears defense allowed 156 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M by a score of 15–13.

1972 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Kirk
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 010 1 0
Texas Tech 4 3 08 4 0
SMU 4 3 07 4 0
Arkansas 3 4 06 5 0
Rice 3 4 05 5 1
Baylor 3 4 05 6 0
TCU 2 5 05 6 0
Texas A&M 2 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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