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Utah State Football Team History


Utah State Aggies
Utah State University
 Logan, UT
Founded: 1888
Stadium: E.L. Romney Stadium
Capacity: 30,257
Colors: Navy Blue & White
Coach: Chuck Mills
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Chuck Mills enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Utah State.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ New Mexico State  48   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Oklahoma  0   49   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Brigham Young  42   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Colorado State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Texas  12   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Memphis  29   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Wyoming  35   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Idaho  51   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Utah  44   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Southern Mississippi  27   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 23  vs. Weber State  20   16   W       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored329
  Scoring Average29.9
  Points Allowed230
  Defense Average20.9
  Opponents Record49-49
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-3
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 8-3-0 Coaches
19 8-3-0 UPI
  
1972 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 3-7125188   Ollie Keller
Penn State 10-2358189Lost  0-14  Joe Paterno
Notre Dame 8-3289192Lost  6-40  Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3329230   Chuck Mills
West Virginia 8-4415289Lost  13-49  Bobby Bowden
Florida State 7-4287224   Larry Jones
Georgia Tech 7-4-1284226Won  31-30  Bill Fulcher
Northern Illinois 7-4198141   Jerry Ippoliti
Air Force 6-4303183   Ben Martin
Army 6-4160282   Tom Cahill
Houston 6-4-1325202   Bill Yeoman
Nevada 6-5276218   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 6-5212165   Bennie Ellender
Virginia Tech 6-4-1307253   Charlie Coffey
Ball State 5-4-1235180   Dave McClain
Miami 5-6214170   Fran Curci
Syracuse 5-6141229   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple 5-4164176   Wayne Hardin
Boston College 4-7240258   Joseph Joe Yukica
Navy 4-7181257   Richard Rick Forzano
Southern Mississippi 3-7-1182231   P.W. Bear Underwood
Cincinnati 2-9138323   Ray Callahan
Marshall 2-893254   Jack Lengyel
Nevada Las Vegas 1-10149289   Bill Ireland
Pittsburgh 1-10193350   Carl A. DePasqua
James Madison 0-4-10140   Challace McMillin

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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