Boston College
FBSI · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 0–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | W 49–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 20–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 21–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | L 9–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | L 20–35 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 37–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | L 10–42 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 26–45 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 | MASSACHUSETTS | Unranked | — | L 7–28 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | W 41–11 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Temple +5
- Syracuse +5
- Holy Cross +5
- Villanova +2
- Penn State -2
- Air Force -4
- Georgia Tech -4
- Tulane -5
- Navy -7
- Pittsburgh -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.