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1972 Southern Miss

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by P.W. Underwood.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 1972, game by game: won vs. Texas–Arlington 38–17; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 14–33; lost at No. 17 Ole Miss 9–13; won vs. West Texas 14–7; won at Richmond 34–9; lost at Mississippi State 7–26; lost at No. 2 Alabama 11–48; lost at Virginia Tech 14–27; lost vs. Chattanooga 6–10; lost at Utah State 21–27; tied at Memphis 14–14+25−37Won 38–17 vs. Texas–Arlington+21Texas–ArlingtonLost 14–33 vs. Louisiana Tech-19Louisiana TechLost 9–13 at No. 17 Ole Miss-4No. 17 Ole MissWon 14–7 vs. West Texas+7West TexasWon 34–9 at Richmond+25RichmondLost 7–26 at Mississippi State-19Mississippi Sta…Lost 11–48 at No. 2 Alabama-37No. 2 AlabamaLost 14–27 at Virginia Tech-13Virginia TechLost 6–10 vs. Chattanooga-4ChattanoogaLost 21–27 at Utah State-6Utah StateTied 14–14 at Memphis0Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsTexas–ArlingtonW 38–⁠1785%
Sep 16vsLouisiana TechL 14–⁠3376%
Sep 30at17Ole MissL 9–⁠1319%
Oct 7vsWest TexasW 14–⁠765%
Oct 14atRichmondW 34–⁠952%
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 7–⁠2656%
Oct 28at2AlabamaL 11–⁠4810%
Nov 4atVirginia TechL 14–⁠2735%
Nov 11vsChattanoogaL 6–⁠1090%
Nov 18atUtah StateL 21–⁠2719%
Dec 2atMemphisT 14–⁠1428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Memphis 14–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 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
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠231
Coach
P.W. Underwood
Elo
1391 −98 this season
SP+ rating
0.7 No. 65 of 121; offense No. 81, defense No. 48
SRS
−1.0 No. 63 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fred O’Connor

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 1Ray Guy POakland Raiders