LSU
SEC · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Pacific (PACIFIC)H2H | IND PCAA | 8–3 | W 31–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 42–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 27–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | W 12–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 10–1 | W 35–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 10–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | W 17–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 21–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 28–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 5–5–1 | T 3–3 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 9–3 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 2 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 17–24 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Auburn +10
- Pacific +8
- Tulane +6
- Rice +5
- Ole Miss +5
- Wisconsin +4
- Mississippi State +4
- Texas A&M +3
- Kentucky +3
- Florida 0
- Alabama -2
- Tennessee -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.792 Win % · Change -4
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.