1972 NCAA College Division football season

1972 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from College Division poll

1972 Big Sky Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1972 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Delaware (AP, UPI); Grambling State (black)
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The 1972 NCAA College Division football season was the 17th and final season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference standings

1972 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	2
Humboldt State	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Cal State Hayward	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

1972 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Butler +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Evansville +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wabash	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Indiana Central	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Valparaiso	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
DePauw	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1972 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
William Penn +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Buena Vista +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Central (IA)	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Dubuque	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Luther	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Simpson	1	–	4	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Upper Iowa	1	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Wartburg	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1972 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
C. W. Post $	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wagner	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Merchant Marine	0	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1972 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Kent State $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Bowling Green	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Miami	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Toledo	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Ohio	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1972 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Carolina Central $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&T	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Morgan State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Howard	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Delaware State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1972 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern
Albright x	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Juniata	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wilkes	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Delaware Valley	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Upsala	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Susquehanna	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Lycoming	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Wagner *	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Southern
Franklin & Marshall x	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Widener	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Ursinus	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Dickinson	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Moravian	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Muhlenberg	2	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Swarthmore	1	–	7	–	0	0	–	7	–	0
Western Maryland	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Haverford †	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	0	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games † – Haverford forfeited all games on schedule; opponents received conference victory but overall record not affected

1972 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lincoln (MO) +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
NW Missouri State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
SE Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
NE Missouri State	2	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
SW Missouri State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Central Missouri State	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Missouri–Rolla	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1972 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Jersey City State +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Glassboro State +	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Montclair State +	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Trenton State	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
William Paterson	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Newark State	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1972 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Tennessee Tech $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Western Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Morehead State	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Austin Peay	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI poll

1972 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Thiel $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
John Carroll	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Allegheny	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Mellon	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Bethany (WV)	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Case Western Reserve	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Hiram	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Washington & Jefferson	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1972 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Texas–Arlington	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes Grantland Rice Bowl win.

1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 AP / #9 UPI Grambling +	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Alcorn A&M	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Southern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll

1972 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Vermont	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Tampa		–		10	–	2	–	0
Hawaii		–		8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee		–		6	–	4	–	0
Nevada		–		6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	1
Santa Clara		–		4	–	4	–	1
Akron		–		3	–	4	–	2
Drexel		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		3	–	7	–	0
Portland State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		2	–	5	–	1
Northern Michigan		–		2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		1	–	8	–	1
UNLV		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

College Division final polls

Both the UPI and AP panels ranked Delaware (10–0) first, followed by Louisiana Tech (11–0), and Cal Poly (8–0–1).[1][2] Louisiana Tech later defeated Tennessee Tech in the Grantland Rice Bowl, while Cal Poly lost to North Dakota in the Camellia Bowl. Delaware declined an invitation to face UMass (7–2) in the Boardwalk Bowl, and did not play in the postseason.[3]

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 22[4]

Rank	School	Record	No. 1 votes	Total points
1	Delaware	10–0	21	334
2	Louisiana Tech	11–0	12	310
3	Cal Poly	8–0–1	1	239
4	South Dakota	9–1	1	193
5	Tennessee State	9–1		184
6	North Dakota	9–1		148
7	Ashland	11–0		104
8	Tennessee Tech	10–1		98
9	Grambling	8–2		68
10	Carson–Newman	9–1		46

Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on November 23[5]

Rank	School	Record	No. 1 votes	Total points
1	Delaware	10–0	9	272
2	Louisiana Tech	11–0	4	237
3	Cal Poly	8–0–1		197
4	Ashland	11–0	1	195
5	Tennessee State	8–1^note1		164
T6	South Dakota	9–1	1	144
T6	North Dakota	9–1		144
T8	Grambling	8–2		76
T8	Western Carolina	7–2–1		76
T10	Carson–Newman	9–1		55
T10	McNeese State	8–2		55

^note1 Tennessee State actually 9–1 when the poll was taken.

Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 10.

Bowl	Region	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Ref
Boardwalk	East	Atlantic City, New Jersey	UMass	35	UC Davis	14
Grantland Rice	Mideast	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Louisiana Tech	35	Tennessee Tech	0
Pioneer	Midwest	Wichita Falls, Texas	Tennessee State	29	Drake	7
Camellia	West	Sacramento, California	North Dakota	38	Cal Poly	21	[6]

Black college national championship

Grambling defeated North Carolina Central in the inaugural Pelican Bowl to capture the black college football national championship.[7]

References

"UPI Names Delaware College Div. Grid King", Pacific Stars and Stripes, Nov. 24, 1972, p19
"AP Poll Picks Hens as Little Big Men", Pacific Stars and Stripes, Nov. 25, 1972, p19
"Hens Scratch Bowl...". Philadelphia Daily News. November 22, 1972. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
UPI (November 22, 1972). "Delaware Names As Small College National Champs". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. Retrieved February 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
"Delaware Top Squad". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 23, 1972. Retrieved February 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
"Cal Poly upset". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 10, 1972. p. 4B.
AP Staff Reporters (December 3, 1972). "Grambling wins and claims title". New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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[1] "UPI Names Delaware College Div. Grid King", Pacific Stars and Stripes, Nov. 24, 1972, p19

[2] "AP Poll Picks Hens as Little Big Men", Pacific Stars and Stripes, Nov. 25, 1972, p19

[3] "Hens Scratch Bowl...". Philadelphia Daily News. November 22, 1972. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[4] UPI (November 22, 1972). "Delaware Names As Small College National Champs". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. Retrieved February 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[5] "Delaware Top Squad". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 23, 1972. Retrieved February 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

[calpoluups-6] "Cal Poly upset". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 10, 1972. p. 4B.

[NYT1972-7] AP Staff Reporters (December 3, 1972). "Grambling wins and claims title". New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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NCAA football seasons
Pre-divisional	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
NCAA University Division	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division I/I-A/FBS	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
NCAA College Division	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020