Utah

WAC · 1972 Season · Final

Season

Struggling

Record

6–5

0.545 Win %

Conference

3rd

5–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1905–2026

All-Time Record

707–468–30

0.599 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1928

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1972 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	8–4	L 2–45
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H	IND B8	5–6–1	L 22–44
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	7–4	W 44–25
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	UTEP H2H	IND WAC	2–8	W 39–20
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H	IND WAC	10–2	L 48–59
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H	IND WAC	4–7	W 27–6
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H	IND WAC	3–8	W 59–14
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	IND WAC	4–7	W 28–27
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	8–3	L 16–44
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	BYU H2H	IND WAC	7–4	L 7–16
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	1–10	W 62–36

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

3.106

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-19+21

Washington State +7
Wyoming +4
Arizona +4
New Mexico +3
UTEP +2
Colorado State +1
Arizona State -2
Utah State -3
Texas Tech -4
BYU -4
Iowa State -6

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 #59Better than 58%

Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.545 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-43

-22

+19

-11

+21

+45

-28

-9

+26

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.