1972 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1972 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 1 011 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 08 3 0
Alcorn A&M 4 1 15 3 1
Texas Southern 3 2 15 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 05 5 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 05 5 0
Southern 1 5 02 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.