West Virginia
FBSI · 1972 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1972 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 25–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | W 28–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 48–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | L 35–41 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–6 | W 49–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–4 | L 36–39 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 31–19 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 19–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 38–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 2–9 | W 50–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 43–12 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 2 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | L 13–49 |
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).
- Richmond +6
- Tulane +6
- William & Mary +5
- Syracuse +5
- Virginia +4
- Villanova +2
- Virginia Military Institute +2
- Pittsburgh +1
- Penn State -2
- NC State -3
- Temple -4
- Stanford -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -4
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.