1972 Utah State Aggies football team

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.

1972 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–17
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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

Schedule edit

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[1]
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 11Utah
W 44–1619,434
November 18Southern Miss
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 27–218,805[2]
November 23Weber State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 20–168,115
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ Twitty, Mike (October 1, 1972). "Utah State shuts out Rams". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Utah State tips S. Mississippi". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1972 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2018.