Georgia Tech
FBSI · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Georgia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 3–34 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 34–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 5–5–1 | W 21–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | T 36–36 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 31–9 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–1 | L 14–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 21–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 14–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 42–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 30–7 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 7–4 | L 7–27 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6–1 | W 31–30 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tulane +6
- Michigan State +5
- Iowa State +5
- South Carolina +4
- Clemson +4
- Boston College +4
- Navy +4
- Rice 0
- Auburn -1
- Tennessee -2
- Georgia -4
- Duke -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.625 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.