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 year)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1972 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
#15 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#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]

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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