1972 Colorado State

1–⁠10 (1–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jerry Wampfler.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1972, game by game: lost at Arizona 0–17; lost vs. Iowa State 0–41; lost at West Texas 14–41; lost at Utah State 0–21; lost vs. No. 19 Air Force 13–52; lost vs. Wyoming 9–28; lost at Florida State 0–37; lost vs. BYU 8–44; lost at Houston 13–48; won vs. UTEP 35–22; lost at Utah 36–62+13−41Lost 0–17 at Arizona-17ArizonaLost 0–41 vs. Iowa State-41Iowa StateLost 14–41 at West Texas-27West TexasLost 0–21 at Utah State-21Utah StateLost 13–52 vs. No. 19 Air Force-39No. 19 Air ForceLost 9–28 vs. Wyoming-19WyomingLost 0–37 at Florida State-37Florida StateLost 8–44 vs. BYU-36BYULost 13–48 at Houston-35HoustonWon 35–22 vs. UTEP+13UTEPLost 36–62 at Utah-26Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 62–⁠36; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠413
Coach
Jerry Wampfler
Elo
1278 −161 this season
SP+ rating
-26.6 No. 120 of 121; offense No. 102, defense No. 119
SRS
−25.7 No. 123 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Fred Conti

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 4Perry Smith DBOakland Raiders

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.