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San Diego State

PCAA · 1972 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 17–8
5Week 5 · Sep 26North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC1–10W 25–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC6–5–1W 14–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 23–12
8Week 8 · Oct 17Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 14–49
9Week 9 · Oct 24Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–3–1W 35–19
10Week 10 · Oct 31Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1W 21–14
11Week 11 · Nov 7West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5W 37–6
12Week 12 · Nov 14Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA8–3W 20–7
14Week 14 · Nov 28Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 33–14
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6–1W 27–14

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.245
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+44
-4+48
  • Pacific +8
  • Kent State +6
  • Bowling Green +6
  • Fresno State +6
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • Long Beach State +5
  • Iowa State +5
  • San José State +4
  • Oregon State +2
  • North Texas +1
  • Houston -4

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 #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.909 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W1#10Post-Season W2#10Post-Season W3#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+25
+14
+11
-35
+16
+7
+31
+13
+19
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#51969#191970#491971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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