1972 Kansas State
3–8 (1–6 Big Eight), coached by Vince Gibson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tampa 31–7Sep 30
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Tulsa | W 21–13 | 70% |
| Sep 16 | at BYU | L 9–32 | 50% |
| Sep 23 | at 10Arizona State | L 14–56 | 19% |
| Sep 30 | vsTampa | W 31–7 | 56% |
| Oct 7 | vs 12Colorado | L 17–38 | 40% |
| Oct 14 | vs Kansas | W 20–19 | 61% |
| Oct 21 | at 20Iowa State | L 22–55 | 28% |
| Oct 28 | at 8Oklahoma | L 0–52 | 14% |
| Nov 4 | vs 16Missouri | L 14–31 | 61% |
| Nov 11 | vs Oklahoma State | L 14–45 | 48% |
| Nov 18 | at 5Nebraska | L 7–59 | 6% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 59–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–6 8th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 169–407
- Coach
- Vince Gibson
- Elo
- 1395 −125 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.7 No. 87 of 121; offense No. 34, defense No. 106
- SRS
- −6.9 No. 89 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1972 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 11–1 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 5–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 4 |
| Colorado | 4–3 | 8–4 | 16 |
| Oklahoma State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4–1 | 5–6–1 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
 Kansas State | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.