NCAA football standings at the end of December 23, 1972
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#16 North Carolina
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
292 | 182 |
Won 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 72 | Bill Dooley |
|
North Carolina State
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
360 | 227 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 102 | Lou Holtz |
|
Maryland
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
243 | 217 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 142 | 104 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
Duke
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
132 | 156 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 67 | Mike McGee |
|
Clemson
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
143 | 245 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 127 | Hootie Ingram |
|
Virginia
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
199 | 276 |
Won 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 168 | Don Lawrence |
|
Wake Forest
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
88 | 339 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 139 | Tom Harper |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#8 Michigan
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
264 | 57 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 34 | Bo Schembechler |
|
#3 Ohio State
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
263 | 129 |
Won 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 97 | Woody Hayes |
|
#20 Purdue
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
245 | 135 |
Won 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 61 | Bob DeMoss |
|
Michigan State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
158 | 156 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 68 | Duffy Daugherty |
|
Minnesota
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
185 | 304 |
Won 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 183 | Cal Stoll |
|
Indiana
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
204 | 272 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 205 | John Pont |
|
Illinois
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
197 | 277 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 156 | Bob Blackman |
|
Wisconsin
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
152 | 229 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 188 | John Jardine |
|
Iowa
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
109 | 208 |
Won 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 80 | 183 | Frank Lauterbur |
|
Northwestern
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
146 | 290 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 119 | 231 | Alex Agase |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#2 Oklahoma
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
385 | 74 |
Won 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 68 | Chuck Fairbanks |
|
#9 Nebraska
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
461 | 91 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 57 | Bob Devaney |
|
#13 Colorado
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
310 | 182 |
Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 145 | Eddie Crowder |
|
Oklahoma State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
259 | 203 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 135 | Dave Smith |
|
Missouri
| 6 |
6 |
0 |
219 | 311 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 160 | Al Onofrio |
|
Iowa State
| 5 |
6 |
1 |
319 | 238 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 159 | 158 | Johnny Majors |
|
Kansas
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
208 | 305 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 201 | Don Fambrough |
|
Kansas State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
169 | 407 |
Lost 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 299 | Vince Gibson |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
San Diego State
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
266 | 143 |
Won 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 47 | Don Coryell |
|
Pacific
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
232 | 176 |
Won 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 58 | Chester Caddas |
|
Fresno State
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
237 | 158 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 80 | Darryl Rogers |
|
Long Beach State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
224 | 272 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 98 | Jim Strangeland |
|
San Jose State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
197 | 287 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 92 | Dewey King |
| Ivy League |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Dartmouth
| 7 |
1 |
1 |
260 | 168 |
Won 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 147 | Jake Crouthamel |
|
Yale
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
283 | 157 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 228 | 143 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Pennsylvania
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
263 | 203 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 164 | Harry Gamble |
|
Cornell
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
228 | 183 |
Won 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 154 | Jack Musick |
|
Harvard
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
198 | 186 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 146 | 144 | Joseph Restic |
|
Columbia
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
143 | 124 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 118 | Frank Navarro |
|
Princeton
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
120 | 161 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 120 | Jake McCandless |
|
Brown
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
172 | 301 |
Lost 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 250 | Len Jardine |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#17 Louisville
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
309 | 91 |
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 37 | Lee Corso |
|
Drake
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
287 | 200 |
Lost 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 64 | Jack Wallace |
|
West Texas A&M
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
217 | 198 |
Won 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 84 | Gene Mayfield |
|
Tulsa
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
195 | 269 |
Won 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 106 | Claude Gibson, F.A. Dry |
|
Memphis
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
265 | 254 |
Tied 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 81 | Fred Pancoast |
|
Wichita State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
156 | 228 |
Won 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 161 | Bob Seaman |
|
New Mexico State
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
193 | 400 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 136 | Jim Wood |
|
North Texas
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
148 | 354 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 238 | Rod Rust |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Kent State
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
173 | 175 |
Won 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 56 | Don James |
|
Bowling Green State
| 6 |
3 |
1 |
184 | 127 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 42 | Don Nehlen |
|
Western Michigan
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
229 | 201 |
Won 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 100 | William Doolittle |
|
Miami (Ohio)
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
232 | 116 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 87 | Bill Mallory |
|
Toledo
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
196 | 210 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 118 | John Murphy |
|
Ohio University
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
185 | 321 |
Lost 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 141 | 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
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
425 | 117 |
Won 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 58 | John McKay |
|
#14 UCLA
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
351 | 239 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 137 | Pepper Rodgers |
|
Washington
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
208 | 204 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 160 | Jim Owens |
|
#19 Washington State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
274 | 241 |
Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 160 | Jim Sweeney |
|
California
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
228 | 314 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 208 | Mike White |
|
Stanford
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
266 | 183 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 135 | Jack Christiansen |
|
Oregon
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
194 | 285 |
Won 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 184 | Dick Enright |
|
Oregon State
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
131 | 295 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 218 | Dee Andros |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#4 Alabama
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
393 | 133 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 97 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
#6 Auburn
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
185 | 138 |
Won 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 103 | Ralph "Shug" Jordan |
|
#10 Louisiana State
| 9 |
1 |
1 |
235 | 121 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 75 | Charles McClendon |
|
#11 Tennessee
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
273 | 83 |
Won 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 44 | Bill Battle |
|
Georgia
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
174 | 163 |
Won 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 96 | Vince Dooley |
|
Florida
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
218 | 144 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 121 | 76 | Doug Dickey |
|
Mississippi
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
192 | 142 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 104 | Billy Kinard |
|
Kentucky
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
131 | 232 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 141 | John Ray |
|
Mississippi State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
197 | 254 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 202 | Charley Shira |
|
Vanderbilt
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
129 | 243 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 161 | Bill Pace |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
East Carolina
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
269 | 176 |
Lost 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 67 | Sonny Randle |
|
Richmond
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
183 | 150 |
Won 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 60 | Frank Jones |
|
William & Mary
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
261 | 191 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 72 | Jim Root |
|
Citadel
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
192 | 183 |
Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 132 | Jimmy "Red" Parker |
|
Davidson
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
202 | 343 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 118 | 160 | Dave Fagg |
|
Virginia Military
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
150 | 295 |
Won 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 158 | Bob Thalman |
|
Furman
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
152 | 309 |
Lost 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 213 | Bob King |
|
Appalachian State
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
239 | 232 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 93 | Jim Brakefield |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#7 Texas
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
254 | 108 |
Won 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 59 | Darrell Royal |
|
Texas Tech
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
254 | 156 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 110 | Jim Carlen |
|
Southern Methodist
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
269 | 154 |
Won 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 111 | Hayden Fry |
|
Arkansas
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
228 | 227 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 137 | Frank Broyles |
|
Rice
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
196 | 238 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 167 | Al Conover |
|
Baylor
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
180 | 156 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 109 | Grant Teaff |
|
Texas Christian
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
213 | 245 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 173 | Billy Tohill |
|
Texas A&M
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
165 | 243 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 127 | Emory Bellard |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#15 Arizona State
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
562 | 296 |
Won 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 152 | Frank Kush |
|
Brigham Young
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
251 | 227 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 120 | Lavell Edwards |
|
Utah
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
354 | 336 |
Won 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 178 | Bill Meek |
|
Arizona
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
226 | 271 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 132 | Bob Weber |
|
Wyoming
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
223 | 309 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 163 | Fritz Shurmur |
|
New Mexico
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
208 | 327 |
Lost 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 188 | Rudy Feldman |
|
Colorado State
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
128 | 413 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 173 | Jerry Wampfler |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
172 | 345 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 264 | Bobby Dobbs, Tommy Hudspeth |
| Major Independents |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#5 Penn State
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
358 | 175 |
Won 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
Tampa
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
278 | 114 |
Won 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
#12 Notre Dame
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
283 | 152 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ara Parseghian |
|
#18 West Virginia
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
402 | 240 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Utah State
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
329 | 230 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Mills |
|
Rutgers
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
290 | 172 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Bateman |
|
Florida State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
287 | 224 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Jones |
|
Georgia Tech
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
284 | 226 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Fulcher |
|
Northern Illinois
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
198 | 141 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Ippoliti |
|
Houston
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
325 | 202 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Air Force
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
303 | 183 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Martin |
|
Virginia Tech
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
307 | 253 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Coffey |
|
Army
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
160 | 282 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Cahill |
|
Holy Cross
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
187 | 182 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Doherty |
|
Temple
| 5 |
4 |
0 |
164 | 176 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
Colgate
| 5 |
4 |
1 |
219 | 269 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright |
|
Tulane
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
212 | 165 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bennie Ellender |
|
Miami (Florida)
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
214 | 170 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fran Curci |
|
Texas-Arlington
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
164 | 225 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Symank |
|
Syracuse
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
141 | 229 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
|
Dayton
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
172 | 181 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John McVay |
|
Boston College
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
240 | 258 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Yukica |
|
South Carolina
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
214 | 232 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Dietzel |
|
Navy
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
181 | 257 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Forzano |
|
Idaho
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
165 | 278 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Robbins |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
182 | 231 |
Tied 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P.W. "Bear" Underwood |
|
Xavier
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
108 | 246 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thomas Cecchini |
|
Marshall
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
93 | 254 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Lengyel |
|
Villanova
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
140 | 217 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis Ferry |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
94 | 207 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harold Wilkes |
|
Cincinnati
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
138 | 323 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ray Callahan |
|
Southern Illinois
| 1 |
8 |
1 |
55 | 181 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Towers |
|
Pittsburgh
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
193 | 350 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carl DePasqua |
