1972 Memphis
5–5–1 (3–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Fred Pancoast. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 58–14Nov 4
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs 19Ole Miss | L 29–34 | 45% |
| Sep 23 | vs Drake | L 7–23 | 63% |
| Sep 30 | at South Carolina | L 7–34 | 49% |
| Oct 7 | vs 10Tennessee | L 7–38 | 23% |
| Oct 14 | vs Utah State | W 38–29 | 37% |
| Oct 21 | at North Texas | W 7–6 | 63% |
| Oct 28 | vs Tulsa | W 49–21 | 71% |
| Nov 4 | vsWichita State | W 58–14 | 74% |
| Nov 11 | vs Cincinnati | W 49–24 | 70% |
| Nov 18 | at Louisville | L 0–17 | 28% |
| Dec 2 | vs Southern Miss | T 14–14 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Southern Miss 14–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 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
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 3–2 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–254
- Coach
- Fred Pancoast
- Elo
- 1488 −29 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.3 No. 67 of 121; offense No. 41, defense No. 90
- SRS
- −2.7 No. 71 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.