1972 Arizona Wildcats football team

1972 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 1 0 10 2 0
BYU 5 2 0 7 4 0
Utah 5 2 0 6 5 0
Arizona 4 3 0 4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico 2 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0 1 10 0
UTEP 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Bob Weber, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–3 against WAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 271 to 226.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Weber was fired after the season due to his failure to produce winning records.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Demory with 1,175 passing yards, Bob McCall with 1,148 rushing yards, and Barry Dean with 414 receiving yards.[4]

  1. ^ "1972 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 107. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wildcats dismiss Weber as football coach after four seasons". Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1972.
  4. ^ "1972 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.