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UCLA

PAC · 1972 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
99
1928–2026
All-Time Record
626–425–31
0.593 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1965
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 18 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–2–1W 20–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 38–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 9–26
6Week 6 · Oct 3Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7W 65–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7W 42–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 37–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–8W 49–13
10Week 10 · Oct 31Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC7–4W 35–20
11Week 11 · Nov 7Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5W 28–23
12Week 12 · Nov 14Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3L 21–30
13Week 13 · Nov 21USCH2HPAC12–0L 7–24

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
1.700
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-4+36
  • Nebraska +9
  • Washington State +7
  • Stanford +6
  • Oregon +4
  • Arizona +4
  • California +3
  • Oregon State +2
  • Pittsburgh +1
  • USC 0
  • Michigan -1
  • Washington -3

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 #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#17Post-Season W2#17Post-Season W3#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+10
-17
+45
+11
+30
+36
+15
+5
-9
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#61967#761968#111969#341970#1051971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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