Notre Dame

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding ＋

Record

8–3

0.727 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	2–9	W 37–0
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	6–5	W 35–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	5–5–1	W 16–0
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND FBSI	1–10	W 42–16
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	6–6	L 26–30
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	TCU H2H	IND SWC	5–6	W 21–0
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	4–7	W 42–23
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	IND FBSI	6–4	W 21–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 20–17
13	Regular Season Final · Dec 5	USC H2H	PAC	12–0	L 23–45
17	Final · Jan 2	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H	IND B8	9–2–1	L 6–40

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

1.885

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+26

-8+34

Purdue +6
Air Force +6
Michigan State +5
TCU +5
Miami +5
Navy +4
Northwestern +2
Pittsburgh +1
USC 0
Nebraska -2
Missouri -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 #22Better than 85%

Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+37

+21

+16

+26

-4

+21

+19

+14

-22

-34

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.