1972_Pacific-8_Conference_football_season Knowpia

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
Seasons
	← 1971 1973 →

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

1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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 edit

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
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.