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WAC · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1922–2026
All-Time Record
642–447–26
0.587 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–8W 32–9
5Week 5 · Sep 26Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 19–42
6Week 6 · Oct 3Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9L 3–29
7Week 7 · Oct 10Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 38–27
8Week 8 · Oct 17UTEPH2HIND WAC2–8W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC10–2L 17–49
10Week 10 · Oct 31Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 44–8
11Week 11 · Nov 7Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–7W 33–14
12Week 12 · Nov 14Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7L 7–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 16–7
14Week 14 · Nov 28New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 21–7

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
3.015
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-21+24
  • Utah +6
  • Long Beach State +5
  • Wyoming +4
  • Kansas State +3
  • New Mexico +3
  • UTEP +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • Arizona State -2
  • Utah State -3
  • Arizona -7
  • Oregon State -9

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.636 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#55Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
-23
-26
+11
+7
-32
+36
+19
-14
+9
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#381967#1061968#431969#951970#711971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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