Northern Illinois
FBSI · 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 · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northern Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 | ILLINOIS STATE | Unranked | — | W 21–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | L 7–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 7–3–1 | L 10–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8 | W 24–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Xavier (XAVIER)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8 | W 20–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Idaho (IDAHO)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 13–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 5–5 | W 17–8 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 6–5–1 | W 28–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 6–5 | W 30–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 6–4–1 | L 6–9 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 22–13 |
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).
- Kent State +6
- Toledo +6
- West Texas A&M +5
- Long Beach State +5
- Marshall +2
- Xavier +2
- Western Michigan -3
- Fresno State -4
- Wisconsin -7
- Idaho -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 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.