1972 Tulsa
4–7 (3–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Claude Gibson, then F. Dry (1st season, final 5 games). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 17 Louisville 28–26Nov 4
Louisville was ranked No. 17, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Kansas State | L 13–21 | 30% |
| Sep 16 | vsWichita State | W 10–9 | 73% |
| Sep 23 | vs Houston | L 0–21 | 32% |
| Sep 30 | at Arkansas | L 20–21 | 20% |
| Oct 7 | at Texas Tech | L 18–35 | 24% |
| Oct 14 | vs TCU | L 9–35 | 42% |
| Oct 28 | at Memphis | L 21–49 | 29% |
| Nov 4 | at 17Louisville | W 28–26 | 12% |
| Nov 11 | at Florida State | L 21–23 | 18% |
| Nov 18 | vs Montana | W 10–7 | 86% |
| Nov 25 | vs North Texas | W 45–22 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Texas 45–22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–1 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–269
- Coach
- Claude Gibson, then F. Dry (1st season, final 5 games)
- Elo
- 1376 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.1 No. 93 of 121; offense No. 70, defense No. 100
- SRS
- −7.2 No. 91 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 4 | Drane Scrivener DB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 6 | Arthur Moore DT | San Francisco 49ers |
1972 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 4–1 | 9–1 | 18 |
 Drake | 4–1 | 7–5 | |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
 Tulsa | 3–1 | 4–7 | |
| Memphis | 3–2 | 5–5–1 | |
| Wichita State | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–3 | 2–9 | |
| North Texas | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.