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Arizona

WAC · 1972 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1931–2026
All-Time Record
521–469–23
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1961, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 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 head-to-head · History & Eras

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 17–0
4Week 4 · Sep 19Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7L 7–34
5Week 5 · Sep 26Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC7–4L 6–28
7Week 7 · Oct 10UCLAH2HPAC8–3L 31–42
8Week 8 · Oct 17New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 27–15
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC8–4L 10–35
10Week 10 · Oct 31UTEPH2HIND WAC2–8W 45–22
11Week 11 · Nov 7Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 27–28
12Week 12 · Nov 14BYUH2HIND WAC7–4W 21–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–7L 14–22
14Week 14 · Nov 28Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC10–2L 21–38

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
4.635
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-32+13
  • BYU +7
  • New Mexico +3
  • UTEP +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • Arizona State -2
  • UCLA -3
  • Washington State -4
  • Texas Tech -4
  • Utah -5
  • Oregon -7
  • 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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W2#90Post-Season W3#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
-27
-22
-11
+12
-25
+23
-1
+14
-8
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#831967#311968#791969#741970#771971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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