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FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1891–2026
All-Time Record
727–587–52
0.551 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1911, 1941, 1943
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 9 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 40
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 13–9
5Week 5 · Sep 26Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–21
6Week 6 · Oct 3Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 27–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 7–35
8Week 8 · Oct 17Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 14–30
9Week 9 · Oct 24Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 21–17
10Week 10 · Oct 31Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–6L 16–17
11Week 11 · Nov 7Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 23–42
12Week 12 · Nov 14Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 28–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1L 7–30
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 15–23

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
4.207
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-26+16
  • Air Force +6
  • William & Mary +5
  • Boston College +4
  • Pittsburgh +1
  • Michigan -1
  • Penn State -2
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • Army -4
  • Syracuse -6
  • Duke -6

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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W1#77Post-Season W2#77Post-Season W3#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-11
+7
-28
-16
+4
-1
-19
+15
-23
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#501967#941968#1101969#971970#991971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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