Rutgers
FBSI · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | L 14–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 | LEHIGH | Unranked | — | W 41–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Princeton (PRINCETON)H2H | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | L 6–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Cornell (CORNELL)H2H | IND IVY | 6–3 | L 22–36 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 | LAFAYETTE | Unranked | — | W 21–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | L 28–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2H | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | W 6–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 | CONNECTICUT | Unranked | — | W 21–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 | BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Unranked | — | W 51–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 | MORGAN STATE | Unranked | — | W 37–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | W 43–13 |
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).
- Colgate +5
- Columbia +3
- Cornell -3
- Holy Cross -4
- Army -4
- Princeton -5
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.