1972 Drake
7–5 (4–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jack Wallace. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 54–8Sep 30
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vsWest Texas | W 40–12 | 69% |
| Sep 23 | at Memphis | W 23–7 | 37% |
| Sep 30 | vs North Texas | W 54–8 | 77% |
| Oct 7 | at South Dakota | L 23–28 | 89% |
| Oct 14 | at Northern Iowa | W 21–14 | 85% |
| Oct 21 | atTampa | L 7–24 | 44% |
| Oct 28 | at New Mexico State | W 28–10 | 62% |
| Nov 4 | vs Southern Illinois | W 19–9 | 91% |
| Nov 11 | vs UL Monroe | W 35–7 | 89% |
| Nov 18 | at Idaho State | L 21–24 | 82% |
| Nov 25 | at Louisville | L 0–27 | 22% |
| Dec 9 | vs Tennessee State | L 7–29 | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee State 29–7; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Missouri Valley Conference champions4–1 in the conference, shared with Louisville
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 4–1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–199
- Coach
- Jack Wallace
- Elo
- 1384 −57 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.9 No. 44 of 121; offense No. 52, defense No. 36
- SRS
- 0.1 No. 58 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1972 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 4–1 | 9–1 | 18 |
 Drake | 4–1 | 7–5 | |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
 Tulsa | 3–1 | 4–7 | |
| Memphis | 3–2 | 5–5–1 | |
| Wichita State | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–3 | 2–9 | |
| North Texas | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.