1972 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

1972 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–6 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Roy Anderson (4th season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field
Seasons ←  1971 1973  →

1972 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 AP / No. 3 UPI Cal Poly +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
UC Riverside +	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll

The 1972 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Roy Anderson, Cal Poly Pomona compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 230 to 222 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Southern Utah State *	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 22–8	2,132	[1]
September 23	at Sacramento State *	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 13–7	4,300	[2]
September 30	at Cal State Los Angeles *	Campus Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 20–31	3,500	[3]
October 7	at Cal Lutheran *	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 22–14	2,250–3,500	[4]
October 14	at Occidental *	D. W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 61–21	1,500	[5]
October 21	UC Riverside	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 7–10	3,400	[6]
October 28	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 13–27	1,500–3,000	[7] [8]
November 4	Cal State Northridge	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 35–56	2,000–2,542	[9] [10]
November 18	No. 3 Cal Poly	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 16–21	3,200–3,500	[11]
November 25	United States International *	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 13–35	2,700	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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