| 1972 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (4–3 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| No.13Arizona 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 StadiuminTucson, 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]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | Colorado State |
| W 17–0 | 30,000 | [5] | ||
| September 16 | atOregon* |
| L 7–34 | 30,000 | [6][7] | ||
| September 23 | Washington State* |
| L 6–28 | 30,000 | |||
| October 7 | at No. 14UCLA* |
| L 31–42 | 27,321 | |||
| October 14 | atNew Mexico |
| W 27–15 | ||||
| October 21 | atTexas Tech* |
| L 10–35 | 33,320 | |||
| October 28 | UTEP |
| W 45–22 | ||||
| November 4 | atUtah |
| L 27–28 | ||||
| November 11 | BYU |
| W 21–7 | 26,500 | |||
| November 18 | Wyoming |
| L 14–22 | ||||
| November 25 | No. 18Arizona State |
| L 21–38 | ||||
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Soon after losing to Arizona State, the Wildcats fired Weber and had to search for a new coach.[8] Weber went 16–26 at Arizona and lost all four meetings against ASU. The team had been underperforming with Weber in charge and fans called for Weber to fired.[9] Arizona did not post any winning seasons under Weber and that the inability to beat Arizona State was a main reason for his dismissal.[10]
After a national coaching search, the Wildcats hired Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Young as the new head coach for the 1973 season.[11]
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