1972 Washington Huskies football team

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1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

	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

The 1972 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1972 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled an 8–3 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 208 to 204. Calvin Jones was selected as the team's most valuable player, and Bill Cahill and Sonny Sixkiller were the team captains.

Schedule

September 9Pacific (CA)*No. 9

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 13–6 57,500 September 16Duke*No. 12

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 14–6 59,200 September 23at Purdue*No. 15

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

W 22–21 60,102 September 30Illinois*No. 14

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 31–11 60,200 October 7OregonNo. 11

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 23–17 61,000 October 14at No. 17 StanfordNo. 12

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, CA

L 0–24 56,000 October 21at No. 1 USCNo. 18

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles, CA

L 7–34 59,151 October 28California

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 35–21 56,300 November 4at Oregon State

• Parker Stadium
• Corvallis, OR

W 23–16 31,923 November 11No. 8 UCLA

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

W 30–21 59,000 November 18at No. 20 Washington StateNo. 17

• Martin Stadium
• Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)

L 10–27 34,100