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Colorado State

WAC · 1972 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
8th
1–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7L 0–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6–1L 0–41
5Week 5 · Sep 26West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5L 14–41
6Week 6 · Oct 3Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 0–21
7Week 7 · Oct 10Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 13–52
8Week 8 · Oct 17Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–7L 9–28
9Week 9 · Oct 24Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 0–37
10Week 10 · Oct 31BYUH2HIND WAC7–4L 8–44
12Week 12 · Nov 14Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 13–48
13Week 13 · Nov 21UTEPH2HIND WAC2–8W 35–22
14Week 14 · Nov 28Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 36–62

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
7.932
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-47
-49+2
  • UTEP +2
  • Utah State -3
  • Air Force -4
  • Florida State -4
  • BYU -4
  • Houston -4
  • West Texas A&M -5
  • Utah -5
  • Iowa State -6
  • Arizona -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 #124Better than 10%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#123Regular Season Final#122Post-Season W1#124Post-Season W2#124Post-Season W3#124Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-41
-27
-21
-39
-19
-37
-36
-35
+13
-26

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

Final Rank by Season
#661967#1031968#801969#791970#1061971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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