1972 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1972 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1972 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 East Texas State $^ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Angelo State 6 2 08 3 0
Southwest Texas State 6 2 07 3 0
Howard Payne 4 4 05 4 0
Texas A&I 4 4 06 5 0
Sam Houston State 4 4 05 6 0
Sul Ross 3 5 05 6 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 6 02 7 0
Tarleton State 0 8 01 9 0
McMurry * 0 0 03 6 0
Abilene Christian * 0 0 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Allen Boren, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the LSC.