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1972 Southern Illinois

1–⁠8–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 1972, game by game: lost at East Carolina 0–16; lost at Lamar 0–7; lost at Wichita State 0–12; tied vs. Dayton 6–6; lost at Tampa 0–44; won vs. Ball State 13–7; lost vs. Illinois State 7–10; lost at Drake 9–19; lost vs. Louisville 16–20; lost vs. Indiana State 3–31+7−44Lost 0–16 at East Carolina-16East CarolinaLost 0–7 at Lamar-7LamarLost 0–12 at Wichita State-12Wichita StateTied 6–6 vs. Dayton0DaytonLost 0–44 at Tampa-44TampaWon 13–7 vs. Ball State+6Ball StateLost 7–10 vs. Illinois State-3Illinois StateLost 9–19 at Drake-10DrakeLost 16–20 vs. Louisville-4LouisvilleLost 3–31 vs. Indiana State-28Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atEast CarolinaL 0–⁠1616%
Sep 23atLamarL 0–⁠737%
Sep 30atWichita StateL 0–⁠1221%
Oct 7vsDaytonT 6–⁠621%
Oct 14atTampaL 0–⁠4410%
Oct 21vsBall StateW 13–⁠754%
Oct 28vsIllinois StateL 7–⁠1067%
Nov 4atDrakeL 9–⁠199%
Nov 11vsLouisvilleL 16–⁠208%
Nov 18vsIndiana StateL 3–⁠3162%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana State 31–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
1–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
54–⁠172
Coach
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Elo
1087 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 80 of 121; offense No. 118, defense No. 19
SRS
−14.3 No. 107 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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