1972 Tampa Spartans football team

1972 Tampa Spartans football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 21–18 vs. Kent State
Conference Independent
1972 record 10–2
Head coach Earle Bruce
Home stadium Tampa Stadium

The 1972 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1972 college football season. It was the Spartans' 36th season and competed as a College Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Earle Bruce, in his first year, and played their home games at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2) and with a victory in the Tangerine Bowl over Kent State. Bruce was hired on February 2, 1972, to serve as the replacement for Bill Fulcher who resigned to become the head coach at Georgia Tech.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 9 Toledo* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 21–0    
September 16 at Northern Michigan* Memorial Stadium • Marquette, MI W 34–21    
September 22 Eastern Michigan* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 42–0    
September 30 at Kansas State* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 7–31   25,000
October 7 Louisville* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL L 14–17    
October 14 Southern Illinois* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 44–0    
October 21 Drake* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 24–7    
November 4 Florida A&M* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 28–9    
November 11 Miami* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 7–0    
November 18 Bowling Green* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 29–22    
November 25 Vanderbilt* Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL W 30–7    
December 29 vs. Kent State* Tangerine Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl) W 21–18    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "Tampa hires coach". Palm Beach Post. Google News Archives. February 3, 1972. p. D1. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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