AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1972 | Sat | (9) LSU | Pacific | PCAA | W | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 23, 1972 | Sat | (8) LSU | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 42 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 30, 1972 | Sat | (9) LSU | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 7, 1972 | Sat | (8) LSU | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 14, 1972 | Sat | (8) LSU | (9) Auburn | SEC | W | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 21, 1972 | Sat | (7) LSU | Kentucky | SEC | W | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Nov 4, 1972 | Sat | (6) LSU | Ole Miss | SEC | W | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Nov 11, 1972 | Sat | (6) LSU | @ | (2) Alabama | SEC | L | 21 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1972 | Sat | (8) LSU | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 25, 1972 | Sat | (8) LSU | @ | Florida | SEC | T | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 11 | Dec 2, 1972 | Sat | (11) LSU | @ | Tulane | Ind | W | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 30, 1972 | Sat | (10) LSU | N | (11) Tennessee | SEC | L | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
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