1972 Colorado State Rams football team

1972 Colorado State Rams football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorFred Conti (2nd season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Jerry Wampfler, the team compiled a 1–10 record (1–4 against WAC opponents). They finished tied with UTEP for last in the WAC, and were outscored by a total of 413 to 128, being shutout in four games.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 97:30 p.m.at Arizona
L 0–1730,000[2]
September 161:30 p.m.Iowa State*
L 0–4120,651[3]
September 236:30 p.m.at West Texas State*
L 14–4114,750[4]
September 301:30 p.m.at Utah State*
L 0–2112,125[5]
October 71:30 p.m.No. 19 Air Force*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 13–5223,221[6]
October 141:30 p.m.Wyoming
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 9–2820,325[7]
October 2112:00 p.m.at Florida State*
L 0–3731,327[8]
October 281:30 p.m.BYUdagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
L 8–4418,972[9]
November 116:30 p.m.at Houston*
L 13–4823,143[10]
November 181:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 35–2214,235[11]
November 251:30 p.m.at Utah
L 36–6210,839[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References

  1. ^ a b "1972 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rams drop opener to Arizona Wildcats, 17–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 10, 1972. p. 23.
  3. ^ Twitty, Mike (September 17, 1972). "Cyclones stun Colorado State, 41–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 23.
  4. ^ "WTSU 41–14 Victors". Odessa American. AP. September 24, 1972. p. B7.
  5. ^ Twitty, Mike (October 1, 1972). "Utah State shuts out Rams". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 25.
  6. ^ Larson, Nick (October 8, 1972). "Falcons lose patience, blast Rams in second half". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 19.
  7. ^ Larson, Nick (October 15, 1972). "Second quarter wins game for Cowboys, 28–9". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 23.
  8. ^ "Seminoles Roll Over Rams, 37–0". Fort Lauderdale News. October 22, 1972. p. 3D.
  9. ^ Twitty, Mike (October 29, 1972). "Strong BYU effort stifles Ram upset plan". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 23.
  10. ^ "Rams overwhelmed by Houston in ninth loss". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 12, 1972. p. 27.
  11. ^ Twitty, Mike (November 19, 1972). "Rams enjoy sweet, sweet victory". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. 33, 45.
  12. ^ "Rams end season with 62–36 loss to Utah". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 26, 1972. p. 23.