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1972 Louisville

9–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Lee Corso, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1972, game by game: won vs. Kent State 34–0; won at Dayton 28–11; won at Tampa 17–14; won vs. North Texas 56–6; won at Wichita State 46–3; won at Cincinnati 38–13; lost vs. Tulsa 26–28; won at Southern Illinois 20–16; won vs. Memphis 17–0; won vs. Drake 27–0+50−2Won 34–0 vs. Kent State+34Kent StateWon 28–11 at Dayton+17DaytonWon 17–14 at Tampa+3TampaWon 56–6 vs. North Texas+50North TexasWon 46–3 at Wichita State+43Wichita StateWon 38–13 at Cincinnati+25CincinnatiLost 26–28 vs. Tulsa-2TulsaWon 20–16 at Southern Illinois+4Southern Illino…Won 17–0 vs. Memphis+17MemphisWon 27–0 vs. Drake+27Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsKent StateW 34–⁠077%
Sep 30atDaytonW 28–⁠1157%
Oct 7atTampaW 17–⁠1456%
Oct 14vsNorth TexasW 56–⁠687%
Oct 21atWichita StateW 46–⁠372%
Oct 28atCincinnatiW 38–⁠1368%
Nov 4vsTulsaL 26–⁠2888%
Nov 11atSouthern IllinoisW 20–⁠1692%
Nov 18vsMemphisW 17–⁠072%
Nov 25vsDrakeW 27–⁠078%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Drake 27–⁠0; No. 18 in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 17
  2. Wk 13: 17
  3. Wk 14: 17
  4. Final: 18

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.

Missouri Valley Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Drake

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 17
Points
309–⁠91
Coach
Lee Corso
Elo
1643 +107 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 15 of 121; offense No. 25, defense No. 23
SRS
9.0 No. 34 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 4Tom Jackson LBDenver Broncos

1972 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville4–⁠19–⁠118
Drake4–⁠17–⁠5
West Texas3–⁠15–⁠5
Tulsa3–⁠14–⁠7
Memphis3–⁠25–⁠5–⁠1
Wichita State2–⁠46–⁠5
New Mexico State1–⁠32–⁠9
North Texas0–⁠71–⁠10

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