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1972 Utah State

8–⁠3, coached by Chuck Mills.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1972, game by game: won at New Mexico State 48–14; lost at No. 4 Oklahoma 0–49; won at BYU 42–19; won vs. Colorado State 21–0; lost at No. 9 Texas 12–27; lost at Memphis 29–38; won at Wyoming 35–23; won vs. Idaho 51–7; won vs. Utah 44–16; won vs. Southern Miss 27–21; won vs. Weber State 20–16+44−49Won 48–14 at New Mexico State+34New Mexico StateLost 0–49 at No. 4 Oklahoma-49No. 4 OklahomaWon 42–19 at BYU+23BYUWon 21–0 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 12–27 at No. 9 Texas-15No. 9 TexasLost 29–38 at Memphis-9MemphisWon 35–23 at Wyoming+12WyomingWon 51–7 vs. Idaho+44IdahoWon 44–16 vs. Utah+28UtahWon 27–21 vs. Southern Miss+6Southern MissWon 20–16 vs. Weber State+4Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠1455%
Sep 16at4OklahomaL 0–⁠4925%
Sep 23atBYUW 42–⁠1946%
Sep 30vsColorado StateW 21–⁠082%
Oct 7at9TexasL 12–⁠2733%
Oct 14atMemphisL 29–⁠3863%
Oct 28atWyomingW 35–⁠2361%
Nov 4vsIdahoW 51–⁠786%
Nov 11vsUtahW 44–⁠1663%
Nov 18vsSouthern MissW 27–⁠2181%
Nov 23vsWeber StateW 20–⁠1693%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Weber State 20–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Led the nationTom Forzani: receptions (85 catches)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
329–⁠230
Coach
Chuck Mills
Elo
1594 +71 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 35 of 121; offense No. 12, defense No. 82
SRS
7.1 No. 41 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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