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|September 23||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=San Diego Mesa Olympians|title=San Diego Mesa}}<ncg>|||W 26-13| |September 23||{{cfb link|year=1972|team=San Diego Mesa Olympians|title=San Diego Mesa}}<ncg>|||W 26-13|<ref>{{cite news|title=Western's Win Streak Challenged|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|author=Vic Royce|date=September 22, 1972|page=D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-westerns-win-streak/145174406/|via=]}}</ref>


|September 30|at|Eastern Arizona||Thatcher, AZ|W 28-23| |September 30|at|Eastern Arizona||Thatcher, AZ|W 28-23|
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|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=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}}||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 (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>

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American college football season
1968 Ferrum Panthers football
NJCAA National Football Championship
Sunkist-El Toro Bowl, W 36-8 vs. Fort Scott
ConferenceArizona Junior College Athletic Conference
Record10–0 (5–0 AJCAC)
Head coach
  • Ray Butcher (5th season)
Seasons← 19671969 →

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 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 28Phoenix CollegeYuma, AZW 24–0
November 3Glendale (AZ)W 28–6
November 11GrossmontYuma, AZW 18–6
November 25Fort Scott*Yuma, AZ (Sunkist-El Toro Bowl)W 36–8
  • *Non-conference game

See also

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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