1972 Washington Huskies football team

1972 Washington Huskies football
Conference Pacific-8
1972 record 8–3 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Owens (16th year)
MVP Calvin Jones
Captain Bill Cahill
Captain Sonny Sixkiller (2nd year)
Home stadium Husky Stadium
1972 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
#15 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#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.[1] Calvin Jones was selected as the team's most valuable player, and Bill Cahill and Sonny Sixkiller were the team captains.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 Pacific (CA)* No. 9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–6   57,500
September 16 Duke* No. 12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 14–6   59,200
September 23 at Purdue* No. 15 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 22–21   60,102
September 30 Illinois* No. 14 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 31–11   60,200
October 7 Oregon No. 11 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 23–17   61,000
October 14 at No. 17 Stanford No. 12 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 0–24   56,000
October 21 at No. 1 USC No. 18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–34   59,151
October 28 California Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 35–21   56,300
November 4 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 23–16   31,923
November 11 No. 8 UCLA Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 30–21   59,000
November 18 at No. 20 Washington State No. 17 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) L 10–27   34,100
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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