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1972 Xavier

2–⁠8.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1972, game by game: lost vs. Temple 12–16; won at Cincinnati 19–7; lost at Miami (OH) 7–25; lost at Northern Illinois 7–20; won vs. Marshall 14–0; lost at Kent State 16–26; lost vs. Youngstown State 7–47; lost at Dayton 13–31; lost at Villanova 13–40; lost at Quantico Marines 0–34+14−40Lost 12–16 vs. Temple-4TempleWon 19–7 at Cincinnati+12CincinnatiLost 7–25 at Miami (OH)-18Miami (OH)Lost 7–20 at Northern Illinois-13Northern Illino…Won 14–0 vs. Marshall+14MarshallLost 16–26 at Kent State-10Kent StateLost 7–47 vs. Youngstown State-40Youngstown StateLost 13–31 at Dayton-18DaytonLost 13–40 at Villanova-27VillanovaLost 0–34 at Quantico Marines-34Quantico Marines
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsTempleL 12–⁠1647%
Sep 23atCincinnatiW 19–⁠718%
Sep 30atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠2519%
Oct 7atNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠2031%
Oct 14vsMarshallW 14–⁠064%
Oct 21atKent StateL 16–⁠2633%
Oct 28vsYoungstown StateL 7–⁠4786%
Nov 4atDaytonL 13–⁠3128%
Nov 11atVillanovaL 13–⁠4031%
Nov 18atQuantico MarinesL 0–⁠3436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Quantico Marines 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 41 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
108–⁠246
Coach
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Elo
1194 −123 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.7 No. 115 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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