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
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 East Texas State $^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Angelo State 6 2 0 8 3 0
Southwest Texas State 6 2 0 7 3 0
Howard Payne 4 4 0 5 4 0
Texas A&I 4 4 0 6 5 0
Sam Houston State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Sul Ross 3 5 0 5 6 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 6 0 2 7 0
Tarleton State 0 8 0 1 9 0
McMurry * 0 0 0 3 6 0
Abilene Christian * 0 0 0 3 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.