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Florida State

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 19–7
4Week 4 · Sep 19Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 37–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 27–15
6Week 6 · Oct 3Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–7W 44–22
7Week 7 · Oct 10Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC5–5–1L 13–42
8Week 8 · Oct 17Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–7W 25–21
9Week 9 · Oct 24Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 37–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–1L 14–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 27–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7W 23–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 21–24

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
2.743
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-17+25
  • Virginia Tech +6
  • Miami +5
  • Kansas +4
  • Mississippi State +4
  • Tulsa +4
  • Pittsburgh +1
  • Colorado State +1
  • Auburn -1
  • Houston -4
  • Florida -5
  • South Carolina -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 #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41Regular Season Final#43Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W3#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
+23
+12
+22
-29
+4
+37
-13
-4
+2
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#81967#251968#321969#241970#301971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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