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Wichita State

MVC · 1972 Season · Final

Failing
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
37
1945–1981
All-Time Record
148–218–12
0.407 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1954
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 11 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–8L 13–36
4Week 4 · Sep 19Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC4–7L 9–10
5Week 5 · Sep 26ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 6–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI1–8–1W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC1–10W 23–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 20–17
9Week 9 · Oct 24Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC9–1L 3–46
10Week 10 · Oct 31West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–5L 16–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 14–58
12Week 12 · Nov 14TRINITY (TEXAS)Unranked—W 17–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 23–20

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
4.439
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-26+6
  • Cincinnati +2
  • New Mexico State +2
  • Southern Illinois +1
  • North Texas +1
  • Louisville -1
  • West Texas A&M -5
  • Memphis -5
  • Tulsa -7
  • Texas A&M -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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85Regular Season Final#84Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
-1
+6
+12
+17
+3
-43
-5
-44
+3
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#951967#1171968#1061969#1201970#1171971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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