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Drake

MVC · 1972 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–1 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
69
1900–1981
All-Time Record
303–295–24
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1922
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 14 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5W 40–12
5Week 5 · Sep 26Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 23–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC1–10W 54–8
7Week 7 · Oct 10SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—L 23–28
8Week 8 · Oct 17NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Tampa (TAMPA)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 7–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 28–10
11Week 11 · Nov 7Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI1–8–1W 19–9
12Week 12 · Nov 14LOUISIANA MONROEUnranked—W 35–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21IDAHO STATEUnranked—L 21–24
14Week 14 · Nov 28Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC9–1L 0–27
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—L 7–29

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
3.930
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-3+14
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • Memphis +5
  • New Mexico State +2
  • North Texas +1
  • Southern Illinois +1
  • Louisville -1
  • Tampa -2

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 #72Better than 48%
Win % Place 48thBetter than 66%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64Regular Season Final#72Post-Season W1#72Post-Season W2#72Post-Season W3#72Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+16
+46
-5
+7
-17
+18
+10
+28
-3
-27
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#801955#1051956#381957#1091958#691971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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