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1972 Chattanooga

2–⁠9.

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 1972, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 7–24; lost at Auburn 7–14; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 13–17; won vs. Arkansas State 21–3; lost vs. Louisiana 21–22; lost vs. The Citadel 0–12; lost at Tennessee Tech 8–24; lost at East Carolina 7–33; won at Southern Miss 10–6; lost vs. VMI 0–17; lost at East Tennessee State 0–35+18−35Lost 7–24 at Vanderbilt-17VanderbiltLost 7–14 at Auburn-7AuburnLost 13–17 vs. Middle Tennessee-4Middle TennesseeWon 21–3 vs. Arkansas State+18Arkansas StateLost 21–22 vs. Louisiana-1LouisianaLost 0–12 vs. The Citadel-12The CitadelLost 8–24 at Tennessee Tech-16Tennessee TechLost 7–33 at East Carolina-26East CarolinaWon 10–6 at Southern Miss+4Southern MissLost 0–17 vs. VMI-17VMILost 0–35 at East Tennessee State-35East Tennessee …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atVanderbiltL 7–⁠249%
Sep 23atAuburnL 7–⁠143%
Sep 30vsMiddle TennesseeL 13–⁠1732%
Oct 7vsArkansas StateW 21–⁠314%
Oct 14vsLouisianaL 21–⁠2239%
Oct 21vsThe CitadelL 0–⁠1227%
Oct 28atTennessee TechL 8–⁠2446%
Nov 4atEast CarolinaL 7–⁠339%
Nov 11atSouthern MissW 10–⁠610%
Nov 18vsVMIL 0–⁠1753%
Nov 25atEast Tennessee StateL 0–⁠3541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Tennessee State 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
94–⁠207
Coach
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Elo
1077 −29 this season
SP+ rating
-16.3 No. 109 of 121; offense No. 121, defense No. 41
SRS
−14.9 No. 109 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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