1972 Washington Huskies football team

1972 Washington Huskies football
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Conference	Pacific-8
1972 record	8–3 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Owens (16th year)
MVP	Calvin Jones
Captain	Bill Cahill
Captain	Sonny Sixkiller
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

1972 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 USC $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#15 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#19 Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1972 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled an 8–3 record, finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-8 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 208 to 204. Calvin Jones was selected as the team's most valuable player, and Bill Cahill and Sonny Sixkiller were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	College of Pacific*	#9	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 13–6	57,500
September 16	Duke*	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–6	59,200
September 23	at Purdue*	#15	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 22–21	60,102
September 30	Illinois*	#14	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 31–11	60,200
October 7	Oregon	#11	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 23–17	61,000
October 14	at #17 Stanford	#12	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–24	56,000
October 21	at #1 USC	#18	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–34	59,151
October 28	California		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 35–21	56,300
November 4	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 23–16	31,923
November 11	#8 UCLA		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 30–21	59,000
November 18	at #20 Washington State	#17	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	L 10–27	34,100
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.