1972 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-8 Conference 1972 record 7–4 (4–3 Pac-8)		AP No. 19 Head coach Jim Sweeney (5th year)
Home stadium Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

The 1972 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1972 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-8, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 274 to 241.

The team's statistical leaders included Ty Payne with 1,349 passing yards, Ken Grandberry with 833 rushing yards, and Brock Aynsley with 344 receiving yards.

Schedule

S. 9 Kansas 18-17 W 33,500 A

S. 16 California 23-37 L 30,794 A

S. 23 Arizona 28-6 W 30,000 A

S. 30 Utah 25-44 L 20,200 H

O. 7 Idaho 35-14 W 18,500 H

O. 14 Oregon 31-14 W 23,000 A

O. 21 Oregon State 37-7 W 22,100 H

O. 28 UCLA (9) 20-35 L 29,950 A

N. 4 USC (1) 3-44 L 46,500 Se

N. 11 Stanford (20) 27-13 W 20,500 H

N. 18 (20) Washington (17) 27-10 W 34,100 S

References

1972 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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