1972 Pacific
8–3 (3–1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Chester Caddas. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 24–6Sep 30
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at 9Washington | L 6–13 | 20% |
| Sep 16 | at 9LSU | L 13–31 | 14% |
| Sep 23 | at UTEP | W 19–14 | 44% |
| Sep 30 | vs Montana | W 24–6 | 88% |
| Oct 7 | at Fresno State | W 17–0 | 29% |
| Oct 14 | vsLong Beach State | W 14–10 | 55% |
| Oct 21 | vs San José State | W 38–28 | 61% |
| Oct 28 | at Idaho | W 22–7 | 67% |
| Nov 4 | vsCal State Los Angeles | W 36–21 | 89% |
| Nov 11 | at San Diego State | L 7–20 | 31% |
| Nov 18 | vs UC Davis | W 36–26 | 93% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UC Davis 36–26; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 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
- 8–3
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–176
- Coach
- Chester Caddas
- Elo
- 1495 +99 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.8 No. 62 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Pac-8
1 second teamSecond team
- Steve LebherzLBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1972 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 4–0 | 10–1 | |
| Pacific | 3–1 | 8–3 | |
| Fresno State | 1–3 | 6–4–1 | |
| Long Beach State | 1–3 | 5–6 | |
| San José State | 1–3 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.