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

Games

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 Oregon State San Diego State San Diego, CA L 8–17  
September 9 California #2 Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 10–20  
September 9 Oregon Missouri Columbia, MO L 22–24  
September 9 #8 USC #4 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 31–10  
September 9 #1 Nebraska UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–17  
September 9 Pacific #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
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 #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 #8 UCLA Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 38–28  
September 16 Duke #12 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–6  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.


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Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 Oregon State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 11–19  
September 23 #12 Michigan #6 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 9–26  
September 23 Oregon #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 #1 USC Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 55–20  
September 23 #19 Stanford Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 10–6  
September 23 #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 29 Oregon #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 #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 51–6  
September 30 #20 West Virginia #19 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 41–35  
September 30 Utah Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 25–44  
September 30 Illinois #14 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–11  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 7 Oregon State Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7–38  
October 7 #3 Ohio State California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 18–35  
October 7 #1 USC #15 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA  USC 30–21  
October 7 Arizona #14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 42–31  
October 7 Oregon #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 14 California #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  USC 42–14  
October 14 #12 Washington #17 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA  STAN 24–0  
October 14 #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 21 #13 Stanford Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR  ORE 15–13  
October 21 #18 Washington #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA  USC 34–7  
October 21 #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 28 #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 4 Oregon California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA  CAL 31–12  
November 4 #1 USC Washington St Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA  USC 44–3  
November 4 Stanford #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
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 #8 UCLA Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA  WASH 30–21  
November 11 #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
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 #1 USC #14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)  USC 24–7  
November 18 #17 Washington #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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
January 1 #3 Ohio State #1 USC Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42–17  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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