1972 Utah
6–5 (5–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 59–14Oct 28
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Texas Tech | L 2–45 | 35% |
| Sep 23 | at Iowa State | L 22–44 | 21% |
| Sep 30 | at Washington State | W 44–25 | 34% |
| Oct 7 | vs UTEP | W 39–20 | 70% |
| Oct 14 | at Arizona State | L 48–59 | 15% |
| Oct 21 | at Wyoming | W 27–6 | 46% |
| Oct 28 | vs New Mexico | W 59–14 | 59% |
| Nov 4 | vs Arizona | W 28–27 | 68% |
| Nov 11 | at Utah State | L 16–44 | 37% |
| Nov 18 | vs BYU | L 7–16 | 61% |
| Nov 25 | vs Colorado State | W 62–36 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 62–36; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 354–336
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1485 +42 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.5 No. 70 of 121; offense No. 9, defense No. 115
- SRS
- −1.1 No. 64 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim LaRue
1972 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 5–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| BYU | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
 Utah | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Arizona | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| Wyoming | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Colorado State | 1–4 | 1–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.