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Southern Miss

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 38–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19LOUISIANA TECHUnranked—L 14–33
6Week 6 · Oct 3Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–5L 9–13
7Week 7 · Oct 10West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 34–9
9Week 9 · Oct 24Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–7L 7–26
10Week 10 · Oct 31Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 11–48
11Week 11 · Nov 7Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 14–27
12Week 12 · Nov 14Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI2–9L 6–10
13Week 13 · Nov 21Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 21–27
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1T 14–14

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
5.449
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-30+16
  • Richmond +6
  • Texas Arlington +5
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • Memphis 0
  • Alabama -2
  • Utah State -3
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Ole Miss -5
  • Mississippi State -7
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -9

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 #103Better than 26%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#103Regular Season Final#103Post-Season W1#103Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#103Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-19
-4
+7
+25
-19
-37
-13
-4
-6
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#461967#851968#771969#761970#481971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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