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Ole Miss

SEC · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
7th
2–5 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
705–533–34
0.568 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1960
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 11 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 34–29
5Week 5 · Sep 26South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 21–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 13–9
7Week 7 · Oct 10Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–1L 13–19
8Week 8 · Oct 17Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–4L 13–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC5–5–1L 0–16
10Week 10 · Oct 31Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–8W 31–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7LSUH2HSEC9–2–1L 16–17
13Week 13 · Nov 21Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–2L 0–17
14Week 14 · Nov 28Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–7W 51–14

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
3.030
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-14+19
  • Memphis +5
  • South Carolina +4
  • Mississippi State +4
  • Southern Miss +3
  • Vanderbilt +3
  • Auburn -1
  • LSU -2
  • Tennessee -2
  • Georgia -4
  • Florida -5

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 #54Better than 61%
Win % Place 61stBetter than 56%

0.500 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53Regular Season Final#57Post-Season W1#57Post-Season W2#56Post-Season W3#54Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
+21
+4
-6
-1
-16
+24
-1
-17
+37

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

Final Rank by Season
#361967#181968#171969#321970#111971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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