1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season

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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 FieldBoulder, CO L 10–20  
September 9 Oregon Missouri Columbia, MO L 22–24  
September 9 #8 USC #4 Arkansas War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR W 31–10  
September 9 #1 Nebraska UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 20–17  
September 9 Pacific #9 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 13–6  
September 9 Washington State Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, 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 StadiumBerkeley, CA  CAL 37–23  
September 16 Arizona Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR W 34–7  
September 16 Oregon State #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  USC 51–6  
September 16 San Jose State Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Rivalry) W 44–0  
September 16 #8 UCLA Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 38–28  
September 16 Duke #12 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, 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 StadiumIowa City, IA L 11–19  
September 23 #12 Michigan #6 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 9–26  
September 23 Oregon #2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 3–68  
September 23 San Jose State California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 10–17  
September 23 #1 USC Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 55–20  
September 23 #19 Stanford Duke Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC W 10–6  
September 23 #15 Washington Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 22–21  
September 23 Washington State Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, 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 ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  UCLA 65–20  
September 30 California Missouri Columbia, MO L 27–34  
September 30 BYU Oregon State Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR W 29–3  
September 30 Michigan State #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 51–6  
September 30 #20 West Virginia #19 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 41–35  
September 30 Utah Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA L 25–44  
September 30 Illinois #14 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, 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 StadiumTempe, AZ L 7–38  
October 7 #3 Ohio State California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 18–35  
October 7 #1 USC #15 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA  USC 30–21  
October 7 Arizona #14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 42–31  
October 7 Oregon #11 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA (Rivalry)  WASH 23–17  
October 7 Idaho Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, 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 ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  USC 42–14  
October 14 #12 Washington #17 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA  STAN 24–0  
October 14 #14 UCLA Oregon State Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR  UCLA 37–7  
October 14 Washington State Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, 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 StadiumEugene, OR  ORE 15–13  
October 21 #18 Washington #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  USC 34–7  
October 21 #11 UCLA California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Rivalry)  UCLA 49–13  
October 21 Oregon State Washington St Martin StadiumPullman, 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 StadiumEugene, OR  USC 18–0  
October 28 Oregon St Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA  STAN 17–11  
October 28 Washington St UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  UCLA 35–20  
October 28 California Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, 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 StadiumBerkeley, CA  CAL 31–12  
November 4 #1 USC Washington St Husky StadiumSeattle, WA  USC 44–3  
November 4 Stanford #8 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  UCLA 28–23  
November 4 Washington Oregon St Parker StadiumCorvallis, 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 StadiumEugene, OR W 27–2  
November 11 California Oregon St Multnomah StadiumPortland, OR  ORST 26–23  
November 11 #8 UCLA Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA  WASH 30–21  
November 11 #20 Stanford Washington St Martin StadiumPullman, 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 StadiumBerkeley, CA (The Big Game)  CAL 24–21  
November 18 Oregon Oregon St Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR (Civil War)  ORE 30–3  
November 18 #1 USC #14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)  USC 24–7  
November 18 #17 Washington #20 Washington St Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, 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 BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42–17  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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References