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Arkansas

SWC · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
3–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12USCH2HPAC12–0L 10–31
5Week 5 · Sep 26Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B86–5W 24–23
6Week 6 · Oct 3Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7W 21–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10TCUH2HIND SWC5–6W 27–13
8Week 8 · Oct 17Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6W 31–20
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 15–35
10Week 10 · Oct 31North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC1–10W 42–16
11Week 11 · Nov 7Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–8L 7–10
12Week 12 · Nov 14Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5–1L 20–23
13Week 13 · Nov 21SMUH2HIND SWC7–4L 7–22
14Week 14 · Nov 28Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC8–4W 24–14

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
2.904
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-18+29
  • Texas Tech +8
  • Oklahoma State +6
  • TCU +5
  • Baylor +5
  • Tulsa +4
  • North Texas +1
  • USC 0
  • Texas -1
  • SMU -4
  • Rice -5
  • Texas A&M -8

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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
+1
+1
+14
+11
-20
+26
-3
-3
-15
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#761967#41968#251969#101970#241971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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