1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season

The 1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season took place during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The conference featured the eventual national champions in USC.

1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 8, 1972, to January 1, 1973
Number of teams8
1973 NFL draft
Top draft pickCharle Young, TE
Picked byPhiladelphia Eagles, 6th overall
Regular season
Season championsUSC
  Runners-upUCLA
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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

Games

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Week 1

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 8 Oregon State San Diego State San Diego, CA L 8–17   -
September 9 California No. 2 Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO L 10–20   -
September 9 Oregon Missouri Columbia, MO L 22–24   -
September 9 No. 8 USC No. 4 Arkansas War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR W 31–10   -
September 9 No. 1 Nebraska UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 20–17   -
September 9 Pacific No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
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 No. 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 No. 8 UCLA Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 38–28   -
September 16 Duke No. 12 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 14–6   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 3

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 23 Oregon State Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 11–19   -
September 23 No. 12 Michigan No. 6 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 9–26   -
September 23 Oregon No. 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 3–68   -
September 23 San Jose State California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 10–17   -
September 23 No. 1 USC Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 55–20   -
September 23 No. 19 Stanford Duke Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC W 10–6   -
September 23 No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
September 29 Oregon No. 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 No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 51–6   -
September 30 No. 20 West Virginia No. 19 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA W 41–35   -
September 30 Utah Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA L 25–44   -
September 30 Illinois No. 14 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 31–11   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 5

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 7 Oregon State Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ L 7–38   -
October 7 No. 3 Ohio State California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA L 18–35   -
October 7 No. 1 USC No. 15 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA  USC 30–21   -
October 7 Arizona No. 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 42–31   -
October 7 Oregon No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 14 California No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  USC 42–14   -
October 14 No. 12 Washington No. 17 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA  STAN 24–0   -
October 14 No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 No. 13 Stanford Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR  ORE 15–13   -
October 21 No. 18 Washington No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA  USC 34–7   -
October 21 No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
October 28 No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
November 4 Oregon California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA  CAL 31–12   -
November 4 No. 1 USC Washington St Husky StadiumSeattle, WA  USC 44–3   -
November 4 Stanford No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
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 No. 8 UCLA Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA  WASH 30–21   -
November 11 No. 20 Stanford Washington St Martin StadiumPullman, WA  WSU 27–13   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Week 11

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
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 No. 1 USC No. 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)  USC 24–7   -
November 18 No. 17 Washington No. 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

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref.
January 1 No. 3 Ohio State No. 1 USC Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42–17   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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See also

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References

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