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San José State

PCAA · 1972 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
1–3 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 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
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12SANTA CLARAUnranked—W 33–28
4Week 4 · Sep 19Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5L 0–44
5Week 5 · Sep 26California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–8W 17–10
6Week 6 · Oct 3Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–4–1L 21–23
7Week 7 · Oct 10San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–1L 12–23
9Week 9 · Oct 24Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA8–3L 28–38
10Week 10 · Oct 31Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 35–8
11Week 11 · Nov 7New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–8W 14–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7L 2–27
13Week 13 · Nov 21Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC10–2L 21–51
14Week 14 · Nov 28HAWAIIUnranked—L 14–28

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
4.992
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-22+11
  • Long Beach State +5
  • California +3
  • New Mexico +3
  • San Diego State -1
  • Arizona State -2
  • Pacific -3
  • Fresno State -4
  • Stanford -5
  • Oregon -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 #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.364 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100Regular Season Final#100Post-Season W1#100Post-Season W2#100Post-Season W3#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
-44
+7
-2
-11
-10
+27
+7
-25
-30
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#1031967#1071968#961969#921970#591971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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