1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season

1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 8, 1972, to January 1, 1973
Number of teams 8
1973 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Charle Young, TE
Picked by Philadelphia Eagles, 6th overall
Regular season
Season champions USC
Runners-up UCLA
1972 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 USC $ 7 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 15 UCLA 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Washington State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season took place during the 1972 college football season. The conference featured the eventual national champions in USC.

Games

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8 Oregon State San Diego State San Diego, CA L 8–17  
September 9 California No. 2 Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 10–20  
September 9 Oregon Missouri Columbia, MO L 22–24  
September 9 No. 8 USC No. 4 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 31–10  
September 9 No. 1 Nebraska UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–17  
September 9 Pacific No. 9 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–6  
September 9 Washington State Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 18–17  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16 Washington State California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA  CAL 37–23  
September 16 Arizona Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 34–7  
September 16 Oregon State No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  USC 51–6  
September 16 San Jose State Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) W 44–0  
September 16 No. 8 UCLA Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 38–28  
September 16 Duke No. 12 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–6  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23 Oregon State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 11–19  
September 23 No. 12 Michigan No. 6 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 9–26  
September 23 Oregon No. 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3–68  
September 23 San Jose State California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 10–17  
September 23 No. 1 USC Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 55–20  
September 23 No. 19 Stanford Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 10–6  
September 23 No. 15 Washington Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 22–21  
September 23 Washington State Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 28–6  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 29 Oregon No. 15 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  UCLA 65–20  
September 30 California Missouri Columbia, MO L 27–34  
September 30 BYU Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 29–3  
September 30 Michigan State No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 51–6  
September 30 No. 20 West Virginia No. 19 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 41–35  
September 30 Utah Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 25–44  
September 30 Illinois No. 14 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–11  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 7 Oregon State Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7–38  
October 7 No. 3 Ohio State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 18–35  
October 7 No. 1 USC No. 15 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA  USC 30–21  
October 7 Arizona No. 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 42–31  
October 7 Oregon No. 11 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Rivalry)  WASH 23–17  
October 7 Idaho Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse) W 35–14  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 14 California No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  USC 42–14  
October 14 No. 12 Washington No. 17 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA  STAN 24–0  
October 14 No. 14 UCLA Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR  UCLA 37–7  
October 14 Washington State Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR  WSU 31–14  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 21 No. 13 Stanford Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR  ORE 15–13  
October 21 No. 18 Washington No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  USC 34–7  
October 21 No. 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry)  UCLA 49–13  
October 21 Oregon State Washington St Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA  WSU 37–7  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 28 No. 1 USC Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR  USC 18–0  
October 28 Oregon St Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA  STAN 17–11  
October 28 Washington St UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  UCLA 35–20  
October 28 California Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA  WASH 35–21  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 4 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA  CAL 31–12  
November 4 No. 1 USC Washington St Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA  USC 44–3  
November 4 Stanford No. 8 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  UCLA 28–23  
November 4 Washington Oregon St Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR  WASH 23–16  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 11 San Jose St Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 27–2  
November 11 California Oregon St Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR  ORST 26–23  
November 11 No. 8 UCLA Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA  WASH 30–21  
November 11 No. 20 Stanford Washington St Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA  WSU 27–13  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 18 Stanford California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (The Big Game)  CAL 24–21  
November 18 Oregon Oregon St Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War)  ORE 30–3  
November 18 No. 1 USC No. 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)  USC 24–7  
November 18 No. 17 Washington No. 20 Washington St Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)  WSU 27–10  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Bowl games

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
January 1 No. 3 Ohio State No. 1 USC Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42–17  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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