| Game Name: | Pioneer Bowl |
| Game Link: | Pioneer Bowl (1971–1982) |
| Date Game Played: | December 9 |
| Year Game Played: | 1972 |
| Football Season: | 1972 |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Visitor School: | Tennessee State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Tennessee State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 10–1 |
| Visitor Coach: | John Merritt |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 8 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | Drake University |
| Home Name Short: | Drake |
| Home Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Home Record: | 7–4 |
| Home Coach: | Jack Wallace |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Anthem: | Marching Bands |
| Halftime: | Marching Bands |
| Attendance: | 15,000 |
The 1972 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the Drake Bulldogs and Tennessee State at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.[1] The second edition of the Pioneer Bowl, it was one of four regional finals in the College Division played on December 9.[1] The division became Division II (and III) the following season.
Tennessee State jumped out early and built a 22–0 halftime lead; each team scored a second half touchdown and the final score was 29–7. It was the Tigers' fourth consecutive bowl win.[1]