1972 NCAA College Division football season

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1972 NCAA College Division football season
Champions Delaware (AP, UPI)
Grambling State (black)
College football seasons
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The 1972 NCAA College Division football season was the 17th and final season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

Conference realignment

Membership changes

School 1971 conference 1972 conference
Newark State New program New Jersey State
William Paterson New program New Jersey State

Conference standings

Template:1972 Big Sky Conference football standings Template:1972 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Template:1972 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Template:1972 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
1972 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
Texas–Arlington 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Abilene Christian 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Template:1972 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
UMass $   5 – 0         9 – 2  
Connecticut   4 – 1         4 – 5  
Vermont   3 – 2         4 – 5  
New Hampshire   2 – 3         4 – 5  
Maine   1 – 4         3 – 6  
Rhode Island   0 – 5         3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

Rankings

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Main article: 1972 NCAA College Division football rankings

College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.

College Division final polls

Both the UPI and AP panels ranked Delaware (10–0) first, followed by Louisiana Tech (11–0), and Cal Poly (8–0–1).[1][2] Louisiana Tech later defeated Tennessee Tech in the Grantland Rice Bowl, while Cal Poly lost to North Dakota in the Camellia Bowl. Delaware declined an invitation to face UMass (7–2) in the Boardwalk Bowl, and did not play in the postseason.[3]

Bowl games

The postseason consisted of four bowl games as regional finals, all played on December 10.

Bowl Region Location Winning team Losing team Ref
Boardwalk East Atlantic City, New Jersey UMass 35 UC Davis 14
Grantland Rice Mideast Baton Rouge, Louisiana Louisiana Tech 35 Tennessee Tech 0
Pioneer Midwest Wichita Falls, Texas Tennessee State 29 Drake 7
Camellia West Sacramento, California North Dakota 38 Cal Poly 21 [6]

Black college national championship

Grambling defeated North Carolina Central in the inaugural Pelican Bowl to capture the black college football national championship.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UPI Names Delaware College Div. Grid King", Pacific Stars and Stripes, Nov. 24, 1972, p19
  2. ↑ "AP Poll Picks Hens as Little Big Men", Pacific Stars and Stripes, Nov. 25, 1972, p19
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