Virginia Tech
FBSI · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | L 20–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 15–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | W 13–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | T 27–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 6–5 | W 34–32 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 53–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | L 16–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | W 27–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 45–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 13–52 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 28 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 44–9 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- SMU +7
- Oklahoma State +6
- South Carolina +4
- Ohio +3
- Southern Miss +3
- Wake Forest +2
- Houston 0
- Alabama -2
- Florida State -4
- William & Mary -6
- Virginia -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.591 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.