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Washington State

PAC · 1972 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–7W 18–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–8L 23–37
5Week 5 · Sep 26Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC4–7W 28–6
6Week 6 · Oct 3Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 25–44
7Week 7 · Oct 10Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7W 31–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 37–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31UCLAH2HPAC8–3L 20–35
11Week 11 · Nov 7USCH2HPAC12–0L 3–44
12Week 12 · Nov 14Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5W 27–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–3W 27–10

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
2.473
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-16+32
  • Washington +8
  • Stanford +6
  • Kansas +4
  • Arizona +4
  • Idaho +4
  • Oregon +4
  • Oregon State +2
  • USC 0
  • UCLA -3
  • Utah -5
  • California -8

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 #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.636 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-14
+22
-19
+21
+17
+30
-15
-41
+14
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#981967#871968#1121969#1141970#921971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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