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1972 West Virginia

8–⁠4, coached by Bobby Bowden.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1972, game by game: won vs. Villanova 25–6; won vs. Richmond 28–7; won at Virginia 48–10; lost at No. 19 Stanford 35–41; won vs. William & Mary 49–34; lost at Temple 36–39; won vs. Tulane 31–19; lost vs. No. 11 Penn State 19–28; won at Pittsburgh 38–20; won vs. VMI 50–24; won vs. Syracuse 43–12; lost vs. NC State 13–49+38−36Won 25–6 vs. Villanova+19VillanovaWon 28–7 vs. Richmond+21RichmondWon 48–10 at Virginia+38VirginiaLost 35–41 at No. 19 Stanford-6No. 19 StanfordWon 49–34 vs. William & Mary+15William & MaryLost 36–39 at Temple-3TempleWon 31–19 vs. Tulane+12TulaneLost 19–28 vs. No. 11 Penn State-9No. 11 Penn StateWon 38–20 at Pittsburgh+18PittsburghWon 50–24 vs. VMI+26VMIWon 43–12 vs. Syracuse+31SyracuseLost 13–49 vs. NC State-36NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsVillanovaW 25–⁠661%
Sep 16vsRichmondW 28–⁠775%
Sep 23atVirginiaW 48–⁠1061%
Sep 30at19StanfordL 35–⁠4134%
Oct 7vsWilliam & MaryW 49–⁠3476%
Oct 14atTempleL 36–⁠3968%
Oct 21vsTulaneW 31–⁠1967%
Oct 28vs11Penn StateL 19–⁠2842%
Nov 4atPittsburghW 38–⁠2071%
Nov 11vsVMIW 50–⁠2494%
Nov 18vsSyracuseW 43–⁠1275%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsNC StatePeach BowlL 13–⁠4957%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 49–⁠13 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 20
  2. Wk 8: 18
  3. Wk 13: 18
  4. Wk 14: 18
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
415–⁠289
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1571 +35 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 30 of 121; offense No. 5, defense No. 99
SRS
8.4 No. 38 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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