1972: Week 7

65 games. Seven ranked teams lost, three to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 21, 1972	9Colorado 20, 2Oklahoma 14upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	3Alabama 17, 10Tennessee 10	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	1USC 34, 18Washington 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	14Texas 35, 17Arkansas 15	Box score

Upsets

Oct 21, 1972	9Colorado 20, 2Oklahoma 14upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Missouri 30, 8Notre Dame 26upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Oregon 15, 13Stanford 13upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Navy 21, 16Air Force 17upset	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Oct 21, 1972	3Alabama 17, 10Tennessee 10	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	19Arizona State 49, BYU 17	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Army 35, Rutgers 28	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	14Auburn 24, Georgia Tech 14	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Clemson 37, Virginia 21	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Colgate 35, Princeton 26upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	9Colorado 20, 2Oklahoma 14upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Dartmouth 49, Brown 20	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Duke 20, Maryland 14	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Florida 16, Ole Miss 0upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Florida State 37, Colorado State 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Georgia 28, Vanderbilt 3	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Harvard 33, Cornell 15	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	20Iowa State 55, Kansas State 22	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Kent State 26, Xavier 16	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	7LSU 10, Kentucky 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Louisville 46, Wichita State 3	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Memphis 7, North Texas 6	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Miami 33, Houston 13upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Miami (OH) 21, South Carolina 8	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	6Michigan 31, Illinois 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Michigan State 31, Wisconsin 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Minnesota 43, Iowa 14	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Mississippi State 26, Southern Miss 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Missouri 30, 8Notre Dame 26upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Navy 21, 16Air Force 17upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	5Nebraska 56, Kansas 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	New Mexico 56, UTEP 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	New Mexico State 17, Texas–Arlington 12	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	North Carolina 21, Wake Forest 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	NC State 38, East Carolina 16	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Northern Illinois 17, West Texas 8	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	4Ohio State 44, Indiana 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Oklahoma State 20, Baylor 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Oregon 15, 13Stanford 13upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Pacific 38, San José State 28	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	12Penn State 17, Syracuse 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Pittsburgh 35, Boston College 20upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Purdue 37, Northwestern 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	San Diego State 35, Bowling Green 19	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	1USC 34, 18Washington 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	SMU 29, Rice 14	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Tampa 24, Drake 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	14Texas 35, 17Arkansas 15	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	TCU 13, Texas A&M 10	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Texas Tech 35, Arizona 10	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Toledo 20, Dayton 17	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	11UCLA 49, California 13	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Utah 27, Wyoming 6	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Virginia Tech 53, Ohio 21	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Washington State 37, Oregon State 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	West Virginia 31, Tulane 19	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Western Michigan 34, Marshall 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	William & Mary 31, VMI 3	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Yale 28, Columbia 14	Box score

Everyone else

Oct 20, 1972	Boston University 17, Temple 14upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	App State 42, Lenoir Rhyne 13	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	The Citadel 12, Chattanooga 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Fresno State 31, Cal State Los Angeles 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Idaho State 35, Idaho 7upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Pennsylvania 30, Lehigh 27	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Quantico Marines 13, Villanova 7upset	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Richmond 37, Furman 0	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Southern Illinois 13, Ball State 7	Box score
Oct 21, 1972	Wofford 27, Davidson 17	Box score