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1972 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–17
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons← 19711973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 1
Tulane   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   3 – 7 – 1
Xavier   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   2 – 9 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Chuck Mills, the team played its home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Competing as an NCAA University Division independent, the team compiled an 8–3 record and finished the season ranked number 17 in the Coaches Poll. This was the last time Utah State finished ranked in either the Coaches Poll or AP Poll until the 2012 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at New Mexico StateW 48–1413,225
September 16at No. 4 OklahomaL 0–4961,826
September 23at BYUW 42–1935,239
September 30Colorado StateW 21–012,125
October 7at No. 9 TexasL 12–2758,127
October 14at Memphis StateL 29–3817,760
October 28at WyomingW 35–2315,371
November 4Idaho
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 51–78,575
November 11UtahW 44–1619,434
November 18Southern Miss
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 27–218,805
November 23Weber State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 20–168,115
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Tony Adams lifts Utah State to 42–19 victory over BYU". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Twitty, Mike (October 1, 1972). "Utah State shuts out Rams". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 25.
  3. "Utah State spoils Wyoming homecoming". The Herald-Journal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Barrows, Bob (November 5, 1972). "Adams pounds Idaho secondary to give Utah State 51-7 victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 19.
  5. "Adams' 561 yards set NCAA record". Nevada State Journal. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Utah State tips S. Mississippi". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Late Ag TD overcomes spunky Weber". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 24, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1972 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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