Nebraska
B8 · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nebraska head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 8–3 | L 17–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 37–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 77–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 49–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–6 | W 62–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 56–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 6–5 | W 34–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | W 33–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6–1 | T 23–23 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 59–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 14–17 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 2 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 40–6 |
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).
- Colorado +8
- Notre Dame +8
- Army +6
- Missouri +6
- Oklahoma State +6
- Minnesota +4
- Kansas +4
- Texas A&M +3
- Kansas State +3
- Iowa State 0
- Oklahoma -1
- UCLA -3
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 1
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.