1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season

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

1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 8, 1972, to January 1, 1973
Number of teams8
1973 NFL Draft
Top draft pickCharle Young, TE
Picked byPhiladelphia Eagles, 6th overall
Regular season
Season championsUSC
Runners-upUCLA
1972 Pacific-8 Conference 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

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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