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Davidson

SOCON · 1972 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
7th
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
66
1902–1973
All-Time Record
248–312–40
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#19
1918
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 18 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC2–9L 20–26
4Week 4 · Sep 19Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 18–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26LENOIR-RHYNEUnranked—L 16–41
6Week 6 · Oct 3Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 6–68
7Week 7 · Oct 10App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1T 10–10
8Week 8 · Oct 17Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 51–35
9Week 9 · Oct 24WOFFORDUnranked—L 17–27
10Week 10 · Oct 31BUCKNELLUnranked—W 25–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 9–56
12Week 12 · Nov 14Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 14–20
13Week 13 · Nov 21Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 16–25

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
7.332
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-29+4
  • Virginia Military Institute +2
  • Furman +2
  • App State 0
  • Air Force -4
  • Richmond -4
  • William & Mary -6
  • Citadel -6
  • Wake Forest -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 #117Better than 15%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#117Regular Season Final#117Post-Season W1#117Post-Season W2#117Post-Season W3#117Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+4
-25
-62
0
+16
-10
+4
-47
-6
-9

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

Final Rank by Season
#851967#1021968#511969#1181970#1261971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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