1972 Wichita State
6–5 (2–4 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 23–6Oct 7
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Texas A&M | L 13–36 | 37% |
| Sep 16 | at Tulsa | L 9–10 | 27% |
| Sep 23 | at Arkansas State | W 6–0 | 18% |
| Sep 30 | vs Southern Illinois | W 12–0 | 79% |
| Oct 7 | vs North Texas | W 23–6 | 59% |
| Oct 14 | vs Cincinnati | W 20–17 | 46% |
| Oct 21 | vs Louisville | L 3–46 | 28% |
| Oct 28 | atWest Texas | L 16–21 | 38% |
| Nov 4 | at Memphis | L 14–58 | 26% |
| Nov 11 | vsTrinity (Texas) | W 17–14 | 72% |
| Nov 18 | at New Mexico State | W 23–20 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 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
- 6–5
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–228
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1346 +30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.5 No. 114 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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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.