1972 Washington State Cougars football team

1972 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
AP No. 19
1972 record 7–4 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Tiller (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Ray Braun (1st season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
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 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1972 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 274 to 241.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ty Payne with 1,349 passing yards, Ken Grandberry with 833 rushing yards, and Brock Aynsley with 344 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9at Kansas*
W 18–17 33,500
September 16at California
L 23–37 30,794
September 23at Arizona*
W 28–6 30,000
September 30Utah*
L 25–44 20,200
October 7Idaho*
W 35–14 18,500
October 14at Oregon
W 31–14 23,000
October 21Oregon State
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 37–7 22,100
October 28at No. 9 UCLA
L 20–35 29,950
November 4vs. No. 1 USC
L 3–44 46,500
November 11No. 20 Stanford
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 27–13 20,500
November 18No. 17 WashingtonNo. 20
W 27–10 34,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1972 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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