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1972 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Oklahoma $ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Nebraska $ 5 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Colorado 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma[1] and Nebraska[2] claim this title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1972 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 5–6–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 319 to 238.[3][4] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

George Amundson and Matt Blair were the team captains.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 16at Colorado State*
W 41–0
September 23Utah*
W 44–22
September 30New Mexico*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 31–0
October 14at No. 13 ColoradoNo. 18
L 22–34
October 21Kansas StateNo. 20
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 55–22
October 28at KansasNo. 15
W 34–8
November 4No. 7 OklahomaNo. 14
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 6–20
November 11No. 3 NebraskaNo. 17
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
T 23–23
November 18at No. 19 MissouriNo. 12
L 5–6
November 25at Oklahoma StateNo. 17
L 14–45
December 2at San Diego State*
L 14–27
December 18vs. Georgia Tech*
L 30–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). soonersports.com. Oklahoma Athletics. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). huskers.com. Nebraska Athletics. p. 206. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "1972 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 164.
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