Iowa State
B8 · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 8 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 41–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 44–22 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 3–8 | W 31–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 22–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 55–22 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 34–8 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 6–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–2–1 | T 23–23 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–6 | L 5–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 6–5 | L 14–45 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 10–1 | L 14–27 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 19 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–1 | L 30–31 |
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).
- Utah +6
- Kansas +4
- New Mexico +3
- Kansas State +3
- Colorado State +1
- Nebraska 0
- Oklahoma -1
- San Diego State -1
- Colorado -4
- Georgia Tech -4
- Oklahoma State -5
- Missouri -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.458 Win % · No change
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.