1971-72 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall13-130.500
Conference6-120.333
StreakL1
Home8-3
Away2-10
Neutral3-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 (Wed) | Home | South Alabama | Starkville | W 71-66 | ||
| Dec 4 (Sat) | Away | Sewanee | Sewanee, Tenn. | W 69-48 | ||
| Dec 6 (Mon) | Away | Charlotte | Charlotte, N.C. | W 87-68 | ||
| Dec 9 (Thu) | Neutral | Southern Miss | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Alabama Classic | W 77-73 | |
| Dec 10 (Fri) | Neutral | South Florida | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Alabama Classic | W 90-77 | |
| Dec 13 (Mon) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 75-85 | ||
| Dec 17 (Fri) | Away | Marshall | Huntington, W.Va. | Marshall Invitational | L 69-95 | |
| Dec 18 (Sat) | Neutral | Rhode Island | Huntington, W.Va. | Marshall Invitational | W 86-72 | |
| Jan 1 (Sat) | Home | Vanderbilt | Starkville | W 76-69 | ||
| Jan 4 (Tue) | Home | Arkansas | Starkville | W 79-75 | ||
| Jan 8 (Sat) | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 49-82 | ||
| Jan 10 (Mon) | Away | #19 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 76-104 | ||
| Jan 15 (Sat) | Home | Ole Miss | Starkville | L 66-68 | ||
| Jan 29 (Sat) | Home | Florida | Starkville | W 69-68 | ||
| Feb 1 (Tue) | Home | Georgia | Starkville | W 62-58 | ||
| Feb 5 (Sat) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 71-77 | ||
| Feb 7 (Mon) | Away | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | L 60-62 | ||
| Feb 12 (Sat) | Home | Tennessee | Starkville | L 61-71 | ||
| Feb 14 (Mon) | Home | Kentucky | Starkville | L 55-63 | ||
| Feb 19 (Sat) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | L 64-65 | ||
| Feb 21 (Mon) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | W 62-60 | ||
| Feb 26 (Sat) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | L 80-88 | ||
| Feb 28 (Mon) | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | L 82-87 | ||
| Mar 2 (Thu) | Home | LSU | Starkville | W 89-71 | ||
| Mar 4 (Sat) | Home | Alabama | Starkville | W 97-91 | ||
| Mar 9 (Thu) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | L 82-104 |