| Year: | 1972 |
| Team: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 12–0 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Maxie Lambright |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Captain: | Eric Johnson, Wayne Smith |
| Stadium: | Louisiana Tech Stadium |
| Champion: | National Football Foundation College Division national champion NCAA College Division Mideast Region champion Southland Conference champion Grantland Rice Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Grantland Rice Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 35–0 vs. |
The 1972 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 12–0 record, were National Football Foundation College Division national champion, NCAA College Division Mideast Region champion, Southland Conference champion, and defeated in the Grantland Rice Bowl.