1972 San Diego State
10–1 (4–0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Don Coryell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 37–6Nov 4
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Oregon State | W 17–8 | 55% |
| Sep 23 | at North Texas | W 25–0 | 62% |
| Sep 30 | at Kent State | W 14–0 | 60% |
| Oct 7 | vs San José State | W 23–12 | 71% |
| Oct 14 | at Houston | L 14–49 | 36% |
| Oct 21 | vs Bowling Green | W 35–19 | 61% |
| Oct 28 | vs Fresno State | W 21–14 | 71% |
| Nov 4 | vsWest Texas | W 37–6 | 80% |
| Nov 11 | vsPacific | W 20–7 | 69% |
| Nov 25 | atLong Beach State | W 33–14 | 67% |
| Dec 2 | vs Iowa State | W 27–14 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa State 27–14; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 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.
Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 10–1
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 266–143
- Coach
- Don Coryell
- Elo
- 1641 +152 this season
- SP+ rating
- 13.1 No. 26 of 121; offense No. 43, defense No. 19
- SRS
- 5.4 No. 44 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Rod Dowhower
- Defensive coordinator
- Claude Gilbert
- Offense
- Air Coryell
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 1 | Isaac Curtis WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 4 | Bill Ferguson LB | New York Jets |
| Rd 6 | Jim Peterson DE | Los Angeles Rams |
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.