1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season NCAA College football September 8, 1972, to January 1, 1973 8 1973 NFL draft Charle Young, TE Philadelphia Eagles, 6th overall Regular season USC Season champions UCLA 1971 1973 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. Games Week 1 no no l September 8 no Oregon State San Diego State San Diego, CA no 8–17 - l September 9 no California 2 Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO no 10–20 - l September 9 no Oregon Missouri Columbia, MO no 22–24 - w September 9 no 8 USC 4 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR no 31–10 - w September 9 no 1 Nebraska UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no 20–17 - w September 9 no Pacific 9 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA no 13–6 - w September 9 no Washington State Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS no 18–17 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-08. Week 2 no no September 16 no Washington State California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA no CAL 37–23 - w September 16 no Arizona Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR no 34–7 - September 16 no Oregon State 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no USC 51–6 - w September 16 no San Jose State Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Rivalry no 44–0 - w September 16 no 8 UCLA Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA no 38–28 - w September 16 no Duke 12 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA no 14–6 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-06. Week 3 no no l September 23 no Oregon State Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA no 11–19 - l September 23 no 12 Michigan 6 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no 9–26 - l September 23 no Oregon 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK no 3–68 - l September 23 no San Jose State California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA no 10–17 - w September 23 no 1 USC Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL no 55–20 - w September 23 no 19 Stanford Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC no 10–6 - w September 23 no 15 Washington Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN no 22–21 - w September 23 no Washington State Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ no 28–6 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-11. Week 4 no no September 29 no Oregon 15 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no UCLA 65–20 - l September 30 no California Missouri Columbia, MO no 27–34 - w September 30 no BYU Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR no 29–3 - w September 30 no Michigan State 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no 51–6 - w September 30 no 20 West Virginia 19 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA no 41–35 - l September 30 no Utah Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA no 25–44 - w September 30 no Illinois 14 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA no 31–11 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-14. Week 5 no no l October 7 no Oregon State Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ no 7–38 - l October 7 no 3 Ohio State California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA no 18–35 - October 7 no 1 USC 15 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA no USC 30–21 - w October 7 no Arizona 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no 42–31 - October 7 no Oregon 11 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Rivalry no WASH 23–17 - w October 7 no Idaho Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Battle of the Palouse no 35–14 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12. Week 6 no no October 14 no California 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no USC 42–14 - October 14 no 12 Washington 17 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA no STAN 24–0 - October 14 no 14 UCLA Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR no UCLA 37–7 - October 14 no Washington State Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR no WSU 31–14 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Jan-12. Week 7 no no October 21 no 13 Stanford Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR no ORE 15–13 - October 21 no 18 Washington 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no USC 34–7 - October 21 no 11 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Rivalry no UCLA 49–13 - October 21 no Oregon State Washington St Martin Stadium Pullman, WA no WSU 37–7 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-05. Week 8 no no October 28 no 1 USC Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR no USC 18–0 - October 28 no Oregon St Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA no STAN 17–11 - October 28 no Washington St UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no UCLA 35–20 - October 28 no California Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA no WASH 35–21 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-05. Week 9 no no November 4 no Oregon California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA no CAL 31–12 - November 4 no 1 USC Washington St Husky Stadium Seattle, WA no USC 44–3 - November 4 no Stanford 8 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA no UCLA 28–23 - November 4 no Washington Oregon St Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR no WASH 23–16 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-05. Week 10 no no w November 11 no San Jose St Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR no 27–2 - November 11 no California Oregon St Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR no ORST 26–23 - November 11 no 8 UCLA Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA no WASH 30–21 - November 11 no 20 Stanford Washington St Martin Stadium Pullman, WA no WSU 27–13 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-05. Week 11 no no November 18 no Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Big Game no CAL 24–21 - November 18 no Oregon Oregon St Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR Civil War no ORE 30–3 - November 18 no 1 USC 14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Victory Bell no USC 24–7 - November 18 no 17 Washington 20 Washington St Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA Apple Cup no WSU 27–10 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-05. Bowl games no no w January 1 no 3 Ohio State 1 USC Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl no 42–17 - College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-08. See also 1972 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team References