1972 Wyoming
4–7 (3–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fritz Shurmur. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 11 Arizona State 45–43Sep 30
Arizona State was ranked No. 11, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Idaho State | W 30–14 | 90% |
| Sep 16 | at Air Force | L 14–45 | 29% |
| Sep 23 | at Kansas | L 14–52 | 39% |
| Sep 30 | vs 11Arizona State | W 45–43 | 18% |
| Oct 7 | vs New Mexico | L 14–17 | 49% |
| Oct 14 | at Colorado State | W 28–9 | 53% |
| Oct 21 | vs Utah | L 6–27 | 54% |
| Oct 28 | vs Utah State | L 23–35 | 39% |
| Nov 4 | at BYU | L 14–33 | 28% |
| Nov 11 | at UTEP | L 13–20 | 55% |
| Nov 18 | at Arizona | W 22–14 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona 22–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 223–309
- Coach
- Fritz Shurmur
- Elo
- 1376 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.9 No. 108 of 121; offense No. 77, defense No. 111
- SRS
- −14.0 No. 106 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Nick Bebout and Ed Schmidt
Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 6 | Nick Bebout OT | Atlanta Falcons |
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.