# 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.

## Games
### Week 1

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | Oregon State | San Diego State | San Diego, CA | L 8–17 | - |
| September 9 | California | No. 2 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | L 10–20 | - |
| September 9 | Oregon | Missouri | Columbia, MO | L 22–24 | - |
| September 9 | No. 8 USC | No. 4 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 31–10 | - |
| September 9 | No. 1 Nebraska | UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 20–17 | - |
| September 9 | Pacific | No. 9 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 13–6 | - |
| September 9 | Washington State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 18–17 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | Washington State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | CAL 37–23 | - |
| September 16 | Arizona | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 34–7 | - |
| September 16 | Oregon State | No. 1 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | USC 51–6 | - |
| September 16 | San Jose State | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry) | W 44–0 | - |
| September 16 | No. 8 UCLA | Pittsburgh | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 38–28 | - |
| September 16 | Duke | No. 12 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 14–6 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | Oregon State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 11–19 | - |
| September 23 | No. 12 Michigan | No. 6 UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 9–26 | - |
| September 23 | Oregon | No. 2 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 3–68 | - |
| September 23 | San Jose State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | L 10–17 | - |
| September 23 | No. 1 USC | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 55–20 | - |
| September 23 | No. 19 Stanford | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | W 10–6 | - |
| September 23 | No. 15 Washington | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 22–21 | - |
| September 23 | Washington State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 28–6 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | Oregon | No. 15 UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | UCLA 65–20 | - |
| September 30 | California | Missouri | Columbia, MO | L 27–34 | - |
| September 30 | BYU | Oregon State | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 29–3 | - |
| September 30 | Michigan State | No. 1 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 51–6 | - |
| September 30 | No. 20 West Virginia | No. 19 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 41–35 | - |
| September 30 | Utah | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 25–44 | - |
| September 30 | Illinois | No. 14 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 31–11 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 7 | Oregon State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–38 | - |
| October 7 | No. 3 Ohio State | California | Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | L 18–35 | - |
| October 7 | No. 1 USC | No. 15 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | USC 30–21 | - |
| October 7 | Arizona | No. 14 UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 42–31 | - |
| October 7 | Oregon | No. 11 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Rivalry) | WASH 23–17 | - |
| October 7 | Idaho | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse) | W 35–14 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 14 | California | No. 1 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | USC 42–14 | - |
| October 14 | No. 12 Washington | No. 17 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | STAN 24–0 | - |
| October 14 | No. 14 UCLA | Oregon State | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR | UCLA 37–7 | - |
| October 14 | Washington State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | WSU 31–14 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 21 | No. 13 Stanford | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ORE 15–13 | - |
| October 21 | No. 18 Washington | No. 1 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | USC 34–7 | - |
| October 21 | No. 11 UCLA | California | Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) | UCLA 49–13 | - |
| October 21 | Oregon State | Washington St | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | WSU 37–7 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 28 | No. 1 USC | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | USC 18–0 | - |
| October 28 | Oregon St | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | STAN 17–11 | - |
| October 28 | Washington St | UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | UCLA 35–20 | - |
| October 28 | California | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | WASH 35–21 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 4 | Oregon | California | Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | CAL 31–12 | - |
| November 4 | No. 1 USC | Washington St | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | USC 44–3 | - |
| November 4 | Stanford | No. 8 UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | UCLA 28–23 | - |
| November 4 | Washington | Oregon St | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR | WASH 23–16 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 11 | San Jose St | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 27–2 | - |
| November 11 | California | Oregon St | Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR | ORST 26–23 | - |
| November 11 | No. 8 UCLA | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | WASH 30–21 | - |
| November 11 | No. 20 Stanford | Washington St | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | WSU 27–13 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 18 | Stanford | California | Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (The Big Game) | CAL 24–21 | - |
| November 18 | Oregon | Oregon St | Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War) | ORE 30–3 | - |
| November 18 | No. 1 USC | No. 14 UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) | USC 24–7 | - |
| November 18 | No. 17 Washington | No. 20 Washington St | Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Apple Cup) | WSU 27–10 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |||||||

### Bowl games

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