Penn State
FBSI · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 21–28 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 21–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 3–7–1 | W 14–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 35–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 45–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 17–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 28–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–5–1 | W 46–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | W 37–22 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 45–26 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 49–27 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 2 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 0–14 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- West Virginia +8
- NC State +8
- Army +6
- Syracuse +5
- Maryland +5
- Navy +4
- Boston College +4
- Iowa +3
- Illinois +3
- Pittsburgh +1
- Oklahoma -1
- Tennessee -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change -3
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.