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Utah State

FBSI · 1972 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 48–14
4Week 4 · Sep 19Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 0–49
5Week 5 · Sep 26BYUH2HIND WAC7–4W 42–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 12–27
8Week 8 · Oct 17Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 29–38
10Week 10 · Oct 31Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–7W 35–23
11Week 11 · Nov 7Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 51–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 44–16
13Week 13 · Nov 21Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 27–21
14Week 14 · Nov 28WEBER STATEUnranked—W 20–16

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
2.115
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-7+27
  • BYU +7
  • Utah +6
  • Wyoming +4
  • Idaho +4
  • Southern Miss +3
  • New Mexico State +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Texas -1
  • Memphis -5

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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W1#30Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
-49
+23
+21
-15
-9
+12
+44
+28
+6
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#261967#471968#921969#801970#261971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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