1972 Missouri Southern Lions football team

1972 Missouri Southern Lions football
NAIA Division II national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Missouri Southern ^   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 12 Geneva   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Westminster (PA)   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Franklin (IN) ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cal Lutheran   –   5 – 5 – 0
Simon Fraser   –   4 – 5 – 0
Eureka   –   2 – 5 – 1
Missouri Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Lutheran   –   3 – 7 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan   –   2 – 6 – 1
Azusa Pacific   –   2 – 7 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Austin   –   1 – 8 – 0
Waynesburg   –   1 – 8 – 0
Grove City   –   0 – 8 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   0 – 11 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1972 Missouri Southern Lions football team represented Missouri Southern State College during the 1972 NAIA Division II football season, and completed the 6th season of Lion football at the senior college level. The Lions played their home games in Joplin, Missouri. The 1972 team came off a 4–6 record from the prior season. The 1972 team was headed by coach Jim Frazier. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the program's first appearance in the NAIA playoffs. They won their first NAIA Division II Football National Championship with a 21–14 win over Northwestern College.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at Fort Hays State
W 40–15
September 16Southeast Missouri StateJoplin, MOW 7-6
September 23at College of EmporiaEmporia, KSW 33-7
September 30Missouri–RollaJoplin, MOW 39–7
October 7at UNLV
W 7–05,124
October 14Pittsburg StateJoplin, MOW 21–6
October 21at Washburn
W 14–3
October 28Emporia StateJoplin, MOW 14–9
November 4Missouri WesternJoplin, MOW 52–7
November 11Culver–StocktonJoplin, MOW 63–12
November 25DoaneJoplin, MO (NAIA Division II Semifinal)W 24–6
December 2Northwestern (IA)Joplin, MO (NAIA Division II Championship)W 21–14

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References[edit]

  1. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Missouri Southern State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "NAIA Football Championship Records" (PDF). National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics. 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Missouri Southern Lion Football 2014 GMediauide". Missouri Southern State University Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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