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Temple

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
79
1930–2026
All-Time Record
349–462–26
0.432 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1934
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 6 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 10–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 16–12
5Week 5 · Sep 26Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 27–49
6Week 6 · Oct 3Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 15–7
8Week 8 · Oct 17West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 39–36
9Week 9 · Oct 24BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—L 14–17
10Week 10 · Oct 31DELAWAREUnranked—L 9–28
12Week 12 · Nov 14RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 22–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 12–10

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
4.221
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-13+17
  • West Virginia +8
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Xavier +2
  • Villanova +2
  • Syracuse -6
  • Boston College -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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.556 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79Regular Season Final#80Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W2#79Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+4
-22
+8
+3
-3
-19
+22
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#611949#781950#631951#1081952#331971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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