1972 Miami (OH)
7–3 (2–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Mallory. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Michigan 38–8Nov 4
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs Dayton | W 34–7 | 73% |
| Sep 23 | vs Bowling Green | L 7–16 | 71% |
| Sep 30 | vsXavier | W 25–7 | 81% |
| Oct 7 | at Marshall | W 22–7 | 77% |
| Oct 14 | vs Ohio | W 31–7 | 63% |
| Oct 21 | at South Carolina | W 21–8 | 60% |
| Oct 28 | at Toledo | L 21–35 | 45% |
| Nov 4 | vs Western Michigan | W 38–8 | 63% |
| Nov 11 | vs Kent State | L 10–21 | 81% |
| Nov 18 | at Cincinnati | W 23–0 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 23–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–116
- Coach
- Bill Mallory
- Elo
- 1581 +21 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.6 No. 53 of 121; offense No. 78, defense No. 33
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 72 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Mike Poff and Bob Williams
- Most valuable player
- Bob Hitchens
1972 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 4–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Bowling Green | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 2–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
 Miami (OH) | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| Toledo | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| Ohio | 1–4 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.