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Richmond

SOCON · 1972 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
56
1909–1981
All-Time Record
230–287–27
0.448 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1943
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 10 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 18–28
4Week 4 · Sep 19West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 7–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26LOUISIANA MONROEUnranked—W 17–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 34–15
7Week 7 · Oct 10East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 0–21
8Week 8 · Oct 17Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 9–34
9Week 9 · Oct 24Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 37–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 21–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 20–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 20–3

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
3.055
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-14+17
  • Citadel +5
  • William & Mary +5
  • Davidson +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +2
  • Furman +2
  • North Carolina -1
  • East Carolina -2
  • West Virginia -4
  • Southern Miss -7

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 #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.600 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#54Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-21
+17
+19
-21
-25
+37
+14
+6
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#641967#291968#461969#861970#601971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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