NCAA football standings at the end of October 31, 1972
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
North Carolina
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
159 | 126 |
Won 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 59 | Bill Dooley |
|
Duke
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
105 | 119 |
Won 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 44 | Mike McGee |
|
North Carolina State
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
261 | 159 |
Won 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 71 | Lou Holtz |
|
Clemson
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
103 | 140 |
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 28 | Hootie Ingram |
|
Maryland
| 4 |
3 |
1 |
188 | 137 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 98 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
Virginia
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
167 | 206 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 98 | Don Lawrence |
|
Wake Forest
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
55 | 238 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 117 | Tom Harper |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#4 Michigan
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
192 | 30 |
Won 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | Bo Schembechler |
|
#5 Ohio State
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
183 | 66 |
Won 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 34 | Woody Hayes |
|
Purdue
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
158 | 91 |
Won 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 17 | Bob DeMoss |
|
Michigan State
| 2 |
4 |
1 |
83 | 104 |
Tied 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 16 | Duffy Daugherty |
|
Indiana
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
154 | 164 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 97 | John Pont |
|
Wisconsin
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
117 | 147 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 106 | John Jardine |
|
Iowa
| 2 |
4 |
1 |
72 | 131 |
Tied 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 106 | Frank Lauterbur |
|
Minnesota
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
103 | 232 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 111 | Cal Stoll |
|
Northwestern
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
76 | 161 |
Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 102 | Alex Agase |
|
Illinois
| 0 |
7 |
0 |
76 | 222 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 101 | Bob Blackman |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#3 Nebraska
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
332 | 34 |
Won 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | Bob Devaney |
|
#14 Iowa State
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
227 | 86 |
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 64 | Johnny Majors |
|
Oklahoma State
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
144 | 124 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 56 | Dave Smith |
|
#15 Colorado
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
229 | 134 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 104 | Eddie Crowder |
|
#7 Oklahoma
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
262 | 26 |
Won 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 20 | Chuck Fairbanks |
|
#16 Missouri
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
124 | 198 |
Won 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 96 | Al Onofrio |
|
Kansas State
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
134 | 272 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 164 | Vince Gibson |
|
Kansas
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
152 | 214 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 110 | Don Fambrough |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Pacific
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
153 | 109 |
Won 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 38 | Chester Caddas |
|
San Diego State
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
149 | 102 |
Won 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 26 | Don Coryell |
|
Fresno State
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
206 | 121 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 59 | Darryl Rogers |
|
San Jose State
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
146 | 174 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 92 | Dewey King |
|
Long Beach State
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
141 | 169 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 49 | Jim Strangeland |
| Ivy League |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Dartmouth
| 4 |
0 |
1 |
146 | 76 |
Tied 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 55 | Jake Crouthamel |
|
Harvard
| 3 |
1 |
1 |
126 | 96 |
Tied 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 54 | Joseph Restic |
|
Yale
| 4 |
1 |
0 |
149 | 71 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 57 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Cornell
| 4 |
1 |
0 |
136 | 95 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 66 | Jack Musick |
|
Pennsylvania
| 3 |
2 |
0 |
140 | 101 |
Won 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 62 | Harry Gamble |
|
Brown
| 1 |
4 |
0 |
108 | 173 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 122 | Len Jardine |
|
Columbia
| 1 |
3 |
1 |
79 | 54 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 48 | Frank Navarro |
|
Princeton
| 1 |
3 |
1 |
57 | 91 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 50 | Jake McCandless |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Drake
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
196 | 103 |
Won 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 37 | Jack Wallace |
|
#17 Louisville
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
219 | 47 |
Won 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 9 | Lee Corso |
|
West Texas A&M
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
187 | 127 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 70 | Gene Mayfield |
|
Memphis
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
144 | 185 |
Won 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 50 | Fred Pancoast |
|
Tulsa
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
91 | 191 |
Lost 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 58 | Claude Gibson, F.A. Dry |
|
Wichita State
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
102 | 136 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 83 | Bob Seaman |
|
New Mexico State
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
118 | 331 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 91 | Jim Wood |
|
North Texas
| 0 |
7 |
0 |
63 | 231 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 140 | Rod Rust |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Western Michigan
| 5 |
2 |
1 |
163 | 133 |
Won 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 62 | William Doolittle |
|
Bowling Green State
| 4 |
2 |
1 |
140 | 98 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 42 | Don Nehlen |
|
Kent State
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
109 | 142 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 37 | Don James |
|
Toledo
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
159 | 153 |
Won 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 91 | John Murphy |
|
Miami (Ohio)
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
161 | 87 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 58 | Bill Mallory |
|
Ohio University
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
165 | 229 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 124 | Bill Hess |
| Pac Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#1 Southern California
| 8 |
0 |
0 |
312 | 84 |
Won 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 48 | John McKay |
|
#8 UCLA
| 7 |
1 |
0 |
295 | 162 |
Won 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 60 | Pepper Rodgers |
|
Washington
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
145 | 140 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 96 | Jim Owens |
|
Stanford
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
170 | 97 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 56 | Jack Christiansen |
|
Washington State
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
217 | 174 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 93 | Jim Sweeney |
|
California
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
150 | 255 |
Lost 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 149 | Mike White |
|
Oregon
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
125 | 249 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 150 | Dick Enright |
|
Oregon State
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
86 | 219 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 142 | Dee Andros |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#2 Alabama
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
232 | 68 |
Won 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 45 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
#6 Louisiana State
| 6 |
0 |
0 |
157 | 50 |
Won 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | Charles McClendon |
|
#11 Auburn
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
115 | 92 |
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 57 | Ralph "Shug" Jordan |
|
Georgia
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
127 | 108 |
Won 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 48 | Vince Dooley |
|
Florida
| 3 |
2 |
0 |
107 | 71 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 37 | Doug Dickey |
|
Mississippi
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
125 | 94 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 56 | Billy Kinard |
|
Mississippi State
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
155 | 117 |
Won 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 65 | Charley Shira |
|
Kentucky
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
103 | 144 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 71 | John Ray |
|
#13 Tennessee
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
195 | 66 |
Won 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | Bill Battle |
|
Vanderbilt
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
92 | 148 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 117 | Bill Pace |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
East Carolina
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
172 | 90 |
Won 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 52 | Sonny Randle |
|
William & Mary
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
187 | 141 |
Won 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 22 | Jim Root |
|
Davidson
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
163 | 242 |
Won 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 59 | Dave Fagg |
|
Richmond
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
122 | 126 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 36 | Frank Jones |
|
Citadel
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
141 | 133 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 82 | Jimmy "Red" Parker |
|
Furman
| 2 |
6 |
0 |
129 | 200 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 163 | Bob King |
|
Appalachian State
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
146 | 187 |
Won 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 93 | Jim Brakefield |
|
Virginia Military
| 0 |
8 |
0 |
78 | 242 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 155 | Bob Thalman |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#9 Texas
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
155 | 93 |
Won 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 44 | Darrell Royal |
|
#18 Texas Tech
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
210 | 88 |
Won 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 42 | Jim Carlen |
|
#20 Arkansas
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
170 | 158 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 68 | Frank Broyles |
|
Southern Methodist
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
174 | 74 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 31 | Hayden Fry |
|
Texas Christian
| 4 |
2 |
0 |
130 | 109 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 37 | Billy Tohill |
|
Baylor
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
93 | 91 |
Won 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 44 | Grant Teaff |
|
Rice
| 2 |
3 |
1 |
108 | 145 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 74 | Al Conover |
|
Texas A&M
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
111 | 161 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 45 | Emory Bellard |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Arizona
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
143 | 176 |
Won 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 37 | Bob Weber |
|
Utah
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
241 | 213 |
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 99 | Bill Meek |
|
Arizona State
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
309 | 198 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 110 | Frank Kush |
|
Brigham Young
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
174 | 178 |
Won 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 71 | Lavell Edwards |
|
New Mexico
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
173 | 199 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 107 | Rudy Feldman |
|
Wyoming
| 3 |
5 |
0 |
174 | 242 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 96 | Fritz Shurmur |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
116 | 242 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 161 | Bobby Dobbs, Tommy Hudspeth |
|
Colorado State
| 0 |
8 |
0 |
44 | 281 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 89 | Jerry Wampfler |
| Major Independents |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#19 Air Force
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
275 | 107 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Martin |
|
#10 Penn State
| 6 |
1 |
0 |
181 | 84 |
Won 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
#12 Notre Dame
| 5 |
1 |
0 |
177 | 60 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ara Parseghian |
|
Florida State
| 6 |
2 |
0 |
216 | 148 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Jones |
|
Tampa
| 5 |
2 |
0 |
186 | 76 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Georgia Tech
| 4 |
2 |
1 |
160 | 132 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Fulcher |
|
West Virginia
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
271 | 184 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Northern Illinois
| 5 |
3 |
0 |
140 | 112 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Ippoliti |
|
Holy Cross
| 3 |
2 |
1 |
115 | 100 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Doherty |
|
Colgate
| 3 |
2 |
1 |
131 | 151 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright |
|
Utah State
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
187 | 170 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Mills |
|
Syracuse
| 4 |
4 |
0 |
102 | 143 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
|
Virginia Tech
| 3 |
3 |
1 |
178 | 158 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Coffey |
|
Miami (Florida)
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
112 | 111 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fran Curci |
|
Army
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
99 | 213 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Cahill |
|
Rutgers
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
138 | 125 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Bateman |
|
Tulane
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
126 | 136 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bennie Ellender |
|
Dayton
| 3 |
4 |
1 |
119 | 139 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John McVay |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
127 | 153 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P.W. "Bear" Underwood |
|
Temple
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
130 | 166 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Navy
| 3 |
4 |
0 |
108 | 149 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Forzano |
|
Houston
| 2 |
4 |
1 |
164 | 148 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Boston College
| 2 |
4 |
0 |
119 | 132 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Yukica |
|
South Carolina
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
129 | 156 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Dietzel |
|
Xavier
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
82 | 141 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thomas Cecchini |
|
Idaho
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
89 | 162 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Robbins |
|
Cincinnati
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
89 | 175 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ray Callahan |
|
Southern Illinois
| 1 |
5 |
1 |
26 | 102 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Towers |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
77 | 116 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harold Wilkes |
|
Texas-Arlington
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
91 | 187 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Symank |
|
Marshall
| 1 |
6 |
0 |
48 | 203 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Lengyel |
|
Villanova
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
83 | 178 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis Ferry |
|
Pittsburgh
| 1 |
7 |
0 |
133 | 235 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carl DePasqua |
