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{{short description|American college football season}} {{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox college sports team season {{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1968 | year = 1972
| team = Ferrum Panthers | team = Arizona Western Matadors
| sport = football | sport = football
| image = | image =
| image_size = | image_size =
| conference = Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference | conference = ]
| short_conf = AJCAC | short_conf = AJCAC
| record = 10–0 | record = 10–0
| conf_record = 5–0 | conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Ray Butcher | head_coach = ]
| hc_year = 5th | hc_year = 5th
| captain = | captain =
| stadium = | stadium =
| champion = ] | champion = NJCAA champion<br>AJCAC champion<br>El Toro Bowl champion
| bowl = Sunkist-El Toro Bowl | bowl = El Toro Bowl
| bowl_result = W 36-8 vs. Fort Scott | bowl_result = W 36–8 vs. {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Fort Scott Greyhounds|title=Fort Scott}}
}} }}
{{1972 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings}}
The '''1972 Arizona Western Matadors football team''' was an ] team that represented ] as a member of the Arizona Junior College Conference (AJCAC) during the ]. In their fifth year under head coach Ray Butcher, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the ], and defeated Fort Scott in the El Toro Bowl. The '''1972 Arizona Western Matadors football team''' was an ] team that represented ] as a member of the ] (AJCAC) during the ]. In their fifth year under head coach Ray Butcher, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the ], and defeated {{cfb link|year=1972|team=Fort Scott Greyhounds|title=Fort Scott}} in the El Toro Bowl.


Arizona placed nine players on the 1972 AJCAC all-conference football team. Five players were honored on the offensive unit: running back Larry Bates; tight end Brian Adam; guards Bill Moody and John Segreti and tackle Steve Garcia. Four from the defensive unit were also honored: defensive end Charles Haynes; defensive tackle John Trujillo; linebacker Ron Davis and defensive back Reggie Pierson. Butcher was also named AJCC coach of the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Juco all-staters list all-around strength|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 26, 1972|page=D3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-juco-all-staters-list-a/145148426/|via=]}}</ref> Arizona placed nine players on the 1972 AJCAC all-conference football team. Five players were honored on the offensive unit: running back Larry Bates; tight end Brian Adam; guards Bill Moody and John Segreti and tackle Steve Garcia. Four from the defensive unit were also honored: defensive end Charles Haynes; defensive tackle John Trujillo; linebacker Ron Davis and defensive back Reggie Pierson. Butcher was also named AJCC coach of the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Juco all-staters list all-around strength|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 26, 1972|page=D3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-juco-all-staters-list-a/145148426/|via=]}}</ref>
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|September 30|at|Eastern Arizona||Thatcher, AZ|W 28-23| |September 30|at|Eastern Arizona||Thatcher, AZ|W 28-23|


|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Mesa Thunderbirds|title=Mesa (AZ)}}||Yuma, AZ|W 19-14|<ref>{{cite news|title=Mesa's closing bid stalled; AWC wins|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|author=Hardy Price|date=October 8, 1972|page=D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-mesas-closing-bid-stal/145173431/|via=]}}</ref> |October 7||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Mesa Hokams|title=Mesa (AZ)}}||Yuma, AZ|W 19-14|<ref>{{cite news|title=Mesa's closing bid stalled; AWC wins|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|author=Hardy Price|date=October 8, 1972|page=D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-mesas-closing-bid-stal/145173431/|via=]}}</ref>


|October 21||]<ncg>|||W 47-27| |October 21||]<ncg>|||W 47-27|


|October 28||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Phoenix Bears|title=Phoenix College}}||Yuma, AZ|W 24-0|<ref>{{cite news|title=Western throttles Phoenix, 24-0, to remain undefeated|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|author=Hardy Price|date=October 29, 1972|page=D9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-western-throttles-phoen/145171504/|via=]}}</ref> |October 28||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Phoenix Bears|title=Phoenix}}||Yuma, AZ|W 24-0|<ref>{{cite news|title=Western throttles Phoenix, 24-0, to remain undefeated|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|author=Hardy Price|date=October 29, 1972|page=D9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-western-throttles-phoen/145171504/|via=]}}</ref>


|November 3||]|||W 28-6| |November 3||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Glendale Gauchos|title=Glendale (AZ)}}|||W 28-6|


|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Grossmont Griffins|title=Grossmont}}||Yuma, AZ|W 18-6|<ref>{{cite news|title=Western Bound For Bowl|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|date=November 13, 1972|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-western-bound-for-bow/145173034/|via=]}}</ref> |November 11||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Grossmont Griffins|title=Grossmont}}<ncg>||Yuma, AZ|W 18-6|<ref>{{cite news|title=Western Bound For Bowl|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|date=November 13, 1972|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-western-bound-for-bow/145173034/|via=]}}</ref>


|November 25||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Fort Scott Greyhounds|title=Fort Scott}}<ncg>||Yuma, AZ (Sunkist-El Toro Bowl)|W 36-8|<ref>{{cite news|title=Matadors triumph in El Toro Bowl|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 26, 1972|pages=D1, D3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-matadors-triumph-in-el/145150643/|via=]}}</ref> |November 25||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=Fort Scott Greyhounds|title=Fort Scott}}<ncg>||Yuma, AZ (El Toro Bowl)|W 36-8|<ref>{{cite news|title=Matadors triumph in El Toro Bowl|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 26, 1972|pages=D1, D3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-matadors-triumph-in-el/145150643/|via=]}}</ref>
}} }}

==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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American college football season
1972 Arizona Western Matadors football
NJCAA champion
AJCAC champion
El Toro Bowl champion
El Toro Bowl, W 36–8 vs. Fort Scott
ConferenceArizona Junior College Athletic Conference
Record10–0 (4–0 AJCAC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19711973 →
1972 Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona Western $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Phoenix 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Mesa (AZ) 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Eastern Arizona 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Glendale (AZ) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 Arizona Western Matadors football team was an American football team that represented Arizona Western College as a member of the Arizona Junior College Athletic Conference (AJCAC) during the 1972 junior college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ray Butcher, the team compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the NJCAA National Football Championship, and defeated Fort Scott in the El Toro Bowl.

Arizona placed nine players on the 1972 AJCAC all-conference football team. Five players were honored on the offensive unit: running back Larry Bates; tight end Brian Adam; guards Bill Moody and John Segreti and tackle Steve Garcia. Four from the defensive unit were also honored: defensive end Charles Haynes; defensive tackle John Trujillo; linebacker Ron Davis and defensive back Reggie Pierson. Butcher was also named AJCC coach of the year.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9Eastern Arizona*Yuma, AZW 20–8
September 16at New Mexico Military*Roswell, NMW 41–14
September 23San Diego Mesa*W 26–13
September 30at Eastern ArizonaThatcher, AZW 28–23
October 7Mesa (AZ)Yuma, AZW 19–14
October 21Air Force junior varsity*W 47–27
October 28PhoenixYuma, AZW 24–0
November 3Glendale (AZ)W 28–6
November 11Grossmont*Yuma, AZW 18–6
November 25Fort Scott*Yuma, AZ (El Toro Bowl)W 36–8
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Juco all-staters list all-around strength". The Arizona Republic. November 26, 1972. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Western opens year beating EA, 20-8". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1972. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Vic Royce (September 22, 1972). "Western's Win Streak Challenged". The Arizona Daily Star. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hardy Price (October 8, 1972). "Mesa's closing bid stalled; AWC wins". The Arizona Republic. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Hardy Price (October 29, 1972). "Western throttles Phoenix, 24-0, to remain undefeated". The Arizona Republic. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Western Bound For Bowl". The Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1972. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Matadors triumph in El Toro Bowl". The Arizona Republic. November 26, 1972. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
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