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Arizona State

WAC · 1972 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
1st
5–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
613–390–18
0.609 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1963, 1986
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona State head-to-head · History & Eras

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 33–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–8W 56–14
6Week 6 · Oct 3Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–7L 43–45
7Week 7 · Oct 10Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 38–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 59–48
9Week 9 · Oct 24BYUH2HIND WAC7–4W 49–17
10Week 10 · Oct 31Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 31–39
11Week 11 · Nov 7UTEPH2HIND WAC2–8W 55–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 60–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 51–21
14Week 14 · Nov 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7W 38–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–6W 49–35

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.641
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-11+43
  • BYU +7
  • Houston +6
  • Utah +6
  • Missouri +6
  • San José State +4
  • Arizona +4
  • Kansas State +3
  • New Mexico +3
  • Oregon State +2
  • UTEP +2
  • Air Force -4
  • Wyoming -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.833 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#16Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
+42
-2
+31
+11
+32
-8
+41
+53
+30
+17
+14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#191967#161968#181969#61970#51971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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