List of NCAA University Division independents football standings (1962–1972)

This is a list of yearly standings of independent teams at the highest level of college football from 1962 to 1972, the NCAA University Division.^[1] The NCAA University Division was replaced by NCAA Division I in 1973; NCAA Division I football split in 1978, with the higher subdivision named NCAA Division I-A, which was renamed NCAA Division I FBS in 2006.

College independents standings

NCAA University Division

1962 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Memphis State   –   8 – 1 – 0 Oregon State   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0 West Texas State   –   9 – 2 – 0 Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0 Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0 Villanova   –   7 – 3 – 0 Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0 Oregon   –   6 – 3 – 1 Houston   –   7 – 4 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0 Army   –   6 – 4 – 0 Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0 Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0 Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0 Florida State   –   4 – 3 – 3 Air Force   –   5 – 5 – 0 Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0 Navy   –   5 – 5 – 0 Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0 Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0 Texas Western   –   4 – 5 – 0 New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0 Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 1 Idaho   –   2 – 6 – 1 San Jose State   –   2 – 8 – 1 Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0 Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0 Detroit   –   1 – 8 – 0 Hardin–Simmons   –   1 – 9 – 0 Colorado State   –   0 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1963 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1 No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0 No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 12 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0 Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0 Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0 No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0 Army   –   7 – 3 – 0 Air Force   –   7 – 4 – 0 Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0 Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 1 Southern Miss   –   5 – 3 – 1 Idaho   –   5 – 4 – 0 Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0 Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0 San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Xavier   –   5 – 4 – 1 West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1 Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1 Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1 New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1 Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   3 – 7 – 0 Texas Western   –   3 – 7 – 0 Detroit   –   2 – 6 – 1 Holy Cross   –   2 – 6 – 1 Notre Dame   –   2 – 7 – 0 Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0 Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0 Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 1 Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 2 Rankings from Coaches Poll	1964 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Notre Dame   –   9 – 1 – 0 Florida State   –   9 – 1 – 1 Colgate   –   7 – 2 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0 Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0 Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0 Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0 Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0 New Mexico State   –   6 – 4 – 0 Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0 Memphis State   –   5 – 4 – 0 Utah State   –   5 – 4 – 1 Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0 Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 1 Colorado State   –   5 – 6 – 0 Air Force   –   4 – 5 – 1 Miami (FL)   –   4 – 5 – 1 Xavier   –   4 – 5 – 1 Army   –   4 – 6 – 0 Idaho   –   4 – 6 – 0 West Texas State   –   4 – 6 – 0 San Jose State   –   4 – 6 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 2 Navy   –   3 – 6 – 1 Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0 Detroit   –   3 – 7 – 0 Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0 Houston   –   2 – 6 – 1 Texas Western   –   0 – 8 – 2 Rankings from AP Poll
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T New Mexico State   –   8 – 2 – 0 Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0 Xavier   –   8 – 2 – 0 Texas Western   –   8 – 3 – 0 No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1 Southern Miss   –   7 – 2 – 0 Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 1 Boston College   –   6 – 4 – 0 West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0 Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1 Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 2 Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1 Penn State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Memphis State   –   5 – 5 – 0 San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Navy   –   4 – 4 – 2 Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 1 Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1 Army   –   4 – 5 – 1 Houston   –   4 – 5 – 1 Colorado State   –   4 – 6 – 0 Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1 Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0 Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0 Holy Cross   –   2 – 7 – 1 Villanova   –   1 – 8 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1966 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 0 – 1 Colgate   –   –   8 – 1 – 1 No. 8 Georgia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0 Army   –   –   8 – 2 – 0 Dayton   –   –   8 – 2 – 0 Houston   –   –   8 – 2 – 0 Memphis State   –   –   7 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 2 – 1 Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 2 – 1 Syracuse   –   –   8 – 3 – 0 Colorado State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0 New Mexico State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0 West Texas State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0 Villanova   –   –   6 – 3 – 0 Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 3 – 1 Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 0 Texas Western   –   –   6 – 4 – 0 Tulane   –   –   5 – 4 – 1 Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0 Buffalo   –   –   5 – 5 – 0 Penn State   –   –   5 – 5 – 0 Air Force   –   –   4 – 6 – 0 Boston College   –   –   4 – 6 – 0 Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 0 Utah State   –   –   4 – 6 – 0 Xavier   –   –   4 – 6 – 0 Pacific   –   –   4 – 7 – 0 San Jose State   –   –   3 – 7 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –   1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1967 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Army   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1 New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1 UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1 Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1 Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2 West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0 Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0 Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0 Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0 Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1 Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1 Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0 Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0 Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1 Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0 Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1 Pacific   –   4 – 5 – 0 Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0 Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0 Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2 Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0 San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0 Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0 Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0 West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1 Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0 Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0 Army   –   7 – 3 – 0 Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0 No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2 Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0 Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0 West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0 Pacific   –   6 – 4 – 0 Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0 Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0 Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0 Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0 Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0 New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0 Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0 Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1 San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0 Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0 Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1969 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0 No. 17 West Virginia   –   10 – 1 – 0 No. 12 Houston   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 1 Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0 Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0 Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 0 Florida State   –   6 – 3 – 1 Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 1 Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0 West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0 Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0 New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –   5 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0 Army   –   4 – 5 – 1 VPI   –   4 – 5 – 1 Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0 Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0 Marshall   –   3 – 7 – 0 Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0 Utah State   –   3 – 7 – 0 Idaho   –   2 – 8 – 0 Navy   –   1 – 9 – 0 Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1970 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0 Villanova   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Air Force   –   9 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Georgia Tech   –   9 – 3 – 0 Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0 No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 0 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 0 No. 17 Tulane   –   8 – 4 – 0 No. 18 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0 West Texas State   –   7 – 3 – 0 Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0 Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0 Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0 Dayton   –   5 – 4 – 1 Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0 Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 0 Utah State   –   5 – 5 – 0 Colgate   –   5 – 6 – 0 Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0 New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0 Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0 Marshall   –   3 – 6 – 0 Buffalo   –   2 – 9 – 0 Navy   –   2 – 9 – 0 Army   –   1 – 9 – 1 Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0 Holy Cross   –   0 – 10 – 1 Rankings from AP Poll
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0 Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0 Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0 Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0 Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0 West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0 Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1 Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0 Army   –   6 – 4 – 0 Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0 Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1 South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0 New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 1 Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1 Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1 Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0 Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0 Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0 Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0 Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0 Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0 Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1972 NCAA University Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0 No. 14 Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0 Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0 West Virginia   –   8 – 4 – 0 Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0 Northern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0 Rutgers   –   7 – 4 – 0 No. 20 Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 1 Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0 Army   –   6 – 4 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1 Houston   –   6 – 4 – 1 Tulane   –   6 – 5 – 0 Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0 Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 1 Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1 Syracuse   –   5 – 6 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0 Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 1 Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0 Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0 South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0 Southern Miss   –   3 – 7 – 1 Xavier   –   3 – 8 – 0 Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati   –   2 – 9 – 0 Villanova   –   2 – 9 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll

References

1. "Independent Index".