1972 Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 |  | A. Aldridge | DL | 6'6" | 250 | 4/27/1945 | 27 | Prairie View |
19 | | W. Alexander | DB | 6'2" | 194 | 9/21/1949 | 23 | Alcorn State |
48 | | B. Atkins | DB | 6'3" | 215 | 4/2/1946 | 26 | Grambling |
18 | | E. Baker | QB | 6'2" | 200 | 5/29/1948 | 24 | Lafayette |
81 | | J. Beirne | WR | 6'2" | 206 | 10/15/1946 | 26 | Purdue |
65 | | E. Bethea | DL | 6'2" | 260 | 3/1/1946 | 26 | North Carolina A&T |
82 | | R. Billingsley | DL | 6'8" | 290 | 4/6/1945 | 27 | Wyoming |
52 | | G. Boyette | LB | 6'1" | 238 | 3/22/1940 | 32 | Grambling |
73 | | L. Brooks | DL | 6'5" | 261 | 12/7/1947 | 25 | Texas |
00 | | K. Burrough | WR | 6'3" | 215 | 7/14/1948 | 24 | Texas Southern |
2 | | S. Butler | K | 6'1" | 201 | 10/21/1947 | 25 | Texas-Arlington |
63 | | L. Carr | OL | 6'2" | 272 | 6/30/1944 | 28 | North Central (IL) |
25 | | J. Charles | DB | 6'0" | 205 | 5/9/1944 | 28 | Purdue |
21 | | L. Cole | WR | 5'11" | 172 | 4/21/1948 | 24 | Texas Christian |
59 | | P. Croyle | LB | 6'3" | 223 | 10/30/1947 | 25 | California |
20 | | R. Dawson | WR | 6'1" | 185 | 12/22/1948 | 24 | Florida State |
74 | | G. Ferguson | OL | 6'8" | 300 | 6/5/1947 | 25 | Norfolk State |
69 | | S. Freelon | OL | 6'2" | 250 | 2/19/1951 | 21 | Grambling |
66 | | T. Funchess | OL | 6'5" | 265 | 9/12/1944 | 28 | Jackson State |
30 | | H. Granger | RB | 6'1" | 225 | 3/7/1944 | 28 | Mississippi State |
61 | | B. Highsmith | OL | 6'3" | 247 | 8/27/1943 | 29 | Florida A&M |
79 | | P. Holmes | DL | 6'5" | 255 | 8/3/1940 | 32 | Texas Tech |
39 | | R. Holmes | RB | 5'9" | 221 | 10/5/1945 | 27 | Southern University |
29 | | K. Houston | DB | 6'3" | 197 | 11/12/1944 | 28 | Prairie View |
51 | | C. Hunt | OL | 6'3" | 245 | 12/31/1947 | 25 | Baylor |
15 | | A. Johnson | RB | 6'0" | 200 | 6/17/1950 | 22 | Cincinnati |
33 | | B. Johnson | DB | 5'11" | 178 | 6/29/1948 | 24 | Johnson C. Smith |
18 | | C. Joiner | WR | 5'11" | 188 | 10/14/1947 | 25 | Grambling |
40 | | L. Jolley | TE | 5'11" | 210 | 11/15/1949 | 23 | North Carolina |
55 | | R. Lewis | LB | 6'3" | 220 | 6/8/1950 | 22 | Portland State |
62 | | R. Miller | OL | 6'3" | 260 | 8/13/1948 | 24 | California Lutheran |
22 | | Z. Moore | DB | 6'3" | 198 | 12/2/1943 | 29 | Lincoln (MO) |
11 | | M. Moseley | K | 5'11" | 202 | 3/12/1948 | 24 | Stephen F. Austin |
50,53 | | G. Murdock | OL | 6'2" | 245 | 6/27/1950 | 22 | Michigan |
14 | | K. Nix | QB | 6'2" | 195 | 3/12/1944 | 28 | Texas Christian |
7 | | D. Pastorini | QB | 6'2" | 208 | 5/26/1949 | 23 | Santa Clara |
58 | | R. Pritchard | LB | 6'1" | 235 | 4/9/1947 | 25 | Arizona State |
89 | | A. Reed | TE | 6'5" | 235 | 8/1/1944 | 28 | Prairie View |
60 | | T. Regner | OL | 6'1" | 255 | 4/19/1944 | 28 | Notre Dame |
85 | | F. Rice | LB | 6'3" | 223 | 8/31/1949 | 23 | Alcorn State |
56 | | G. Roberts | LB | 6'1" | 218 | 6/12/1950 | 22 | Maryland |
18 | | P. Robinson | RB | 6'0" | 198 | 12/19/1944 | 28 | Arizona |
34 | | W. Rodgers | RB | 6'0" | 215 | 2/8/1949 | 23 | Kentucky State |
77 | | C. Rudolph | DL | 6'4" | 255 | 1/18/1950 | 22 | Kentucky State |
91 | | G. Sampson | DL | 6'6" | 265 | 10/25/1950 | 22 | Stanford |
64 | | R. Saul | OL | 6'2" | 255 | 2/5/1948 | 24 | Michigan State |
87 | | D. Smith | WR | 6'2" | 205 | 5/18/1947 | 25 | Indiana (PA) |
78 | | M. Tilleman | DL | 6'7" | 272 | 3/30/1944 | 28 | Montana |
42 | | J. Tolbert | DB | 6'4" | 200 | 3/12/1944 | 28 | Lincoln (MO) |
32 | | W. Walsh | RB | 6'0" | 213 | 11/21/1947 | 25 | Colorado |
90 | | G. Webster | LB | 6'4" | 220 | 11/25/1945 | 27 | Michigan State |
21 | | F. Willis | RB | 6'0" | 212 | 12/9/1947 | 25 | Boston College |
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 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
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 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
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 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |