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1972 Arizona

4–⁠7 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Weber.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1972, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 17–0; lost at Oregon 7–34; lost vs. Washington State 6–28; lost at No. 14 UCLA 31–42; won at New Mexico 27–15; lost at Texas Tech 10–35; won vs. UTEP 45–22; lost at Utah 27–28; won vs. BYU 21–7; lost vs. Wyoming 14–22; lost vs. No. 18 Arizona State 21–38+23−27Won 17–0 vs. Colorado State+17Colorado StateLost 7–34 at Oregon-27OregonLost 6–28 vs. Washington State-22Washington StateLost 31–42 at No. 14 UCLA-11No. 14 UCLAWon 27–15 at New Mexico+12New MexicoLost 10–35 at Texas Tech-25Texas TechWon 45–22 vs. UTEP+23UTEPLost 27–28 at Utah-1UtahWon 21–7 vs. BYU+14BYULost 14–22 vs. Wyoming-8WyomingLost 21–38 vs. No. 18 Arizona State-17No. 18 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsColorado StateW 17–⁠062%
Sep 16atOregonL 7–⁠3442%
Sep 23vsWashington StateL 6–⁠2864%
Oct 7at14UCLAL 31–⁠4227%
Oct 14atNew MexicoW 27–⁠1531%
Oct 21atTexas TechL 10–⁠3527%
Oct 28vsUTEPW 45–⁠2275%
Nov 4atUtahL 27–⁠2832%
Nov 11vsBYUW 21–⁠749%
Nov 18vsWyomingL 14–⁠2274%
Nov 25vs18Arizona StateL 21–⁠3821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1972.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠271
Coach
Bob Weber
Elo
1424 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-8.7 No. 94 of 121; offense No. 69, defense No. 101
SRS
−6.3 No. 86 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 2Jackie Wallace DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Bob Crum DECleveland Browns
Rd 5Bob McCall RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Marty Shuford RBNew Orleans Saints

1972 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State5–⁠110–⁠213
BYU5–⁠27–⁠4
Utah5–⁠26–⁠5
Arizona4–⁠34–⁠7
Wyoming3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠43–⁠8
Colorado State1–⁠41–⁠10
UTEP1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.