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Houston

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
78
1949–2026
All-Time Record
476–386–15
0.551 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5–1L 13–14
4Week 4 · Sep 19Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC10–2L 28–33
5Week 5 · Sep 26Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1T 27–27
8Week 8 · Oct 17San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–1W 49–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 13–33
10Week 10 · Oct 31Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–7L 13–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 31–27
12Week 12 · Nov 14Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 48–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 33–14
14Week 14 · Nov 28Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 49–0

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
2.751
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-20+27
  • San Diego State +10
  • Florida State +7
  • Tulsa +4
  • New Mexico +3
  • Cincinnati +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • Arizona State -2
  • Rice -5
  • Miami -6
  • Mississippi State -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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.591 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#43Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
-5
+21
0
+35
-20
-14
+4
+35
+19
+49

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

Final Rank by Season
#181967#131968#91969#181970#141971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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