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词条 1972 NFL season
释义

  1. Major rule changes

  2. New officials

  3. Stadium changes

  4. Division races

     National Football Conference  American Football Conference 

  5. Final standings

  6. Playoffs

  7. Awards

  8. Draft

  9. Coaching changes

     Offseason  In-season 

  10. References

  11. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox NFL
| year = 1972
| NFLchampion = Miami Dolphins
| regular_season = September 17 – December 17, 1972
| playoffs_start = December 23, 1972
| AFCchampion = Miami Dolphins
| NFCchampion = Washington Redskins
| sb_name = VII
| sb_date = January 14, 1973
| sb_site = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| pb_date = January 21, 1973
| pb_site = Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
}}

The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. The Miami Dolphins became the first (and to date the only) NFL team to finish a championship season undefeated and untied when they beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

Major rule changes

  • The inbounds lines or hashmarks were moved 10¾ feet closer to the center of the field, to 23 yards, 1 foot, 9 inches from the sidelines. Since the {{nfly|1945}} season, they had been 20 yards from the sideline (40 feet apart).[1] The hashmarks are now 18½ feet apart (the same width as the goalposts), cutting down on severe angles for short field goal attempts, and nearly eliminating the short-side fields for the offense.
    • With the hashmarks now the same width as the goalposts, a team punting from inside its 15-yard line could snap the ball from a spot even with the marked field numbers instead of the hashmarks to avoid the punt hitting the goalpost.
  • If a legal receiver goes out of bounds, either accidentally or forced out, and returns to touch or catch the pass in bounds, the penalty is a loss of down (but no penalty yardage will be assessed).
  • If a punt or missed field goal crosses the receivers' goal line, a member of the receiving team may advance the ball into the field of play. Previously, the ball was dead when a scrimmage kick crossed the goal line and the receivers were awarded an automatic touchback.
  • All fouls committed by the offensive team behind the line of scrimmage will be assessed from the previous spot.
  • Tie games, previously ignored in computing of winning percentage, were made equal to a half-game win and a half-game loss.

New officials

Referee Jack Vest, the referee for Super Bowl II, the 1969 AFL championship game and 1971 AFC championship game, was killed in a June motorcycle accident. Chuck Heberling was promoted from line judge to fill the vacancy and kept Vest's crew intact. Heberling's line judge vacancy was filled by Red Cashion, who was promoted to referee in 1976 and worked in the league through 1996, earning assignment to Super Bowl XX and Super Bowl XXX.

Stadium changes

  • The Kansas City Chiefs moved their home games to Arrowhead Stadium at the Truman Sports Complex and became the twelfth team (of 26) to play its home games on artificial turf.

Division races

Starting in 1970, and until 2002, there were three divisions (Eastern, Central and Western) in each conference. The winners of each division, and a fourth "wild card" team based on the best non-division winner, qualified for the playoffs. The tiebreaker rules were changed to start with head-to-head competition, followed by division records, common opponents records, and conference play.

National Football Conference

Week Eastern Central Western Wild Card
1 Dallas, St. Louis, Washington 1–0–0 Detroit, Green Bay 1–0–0 Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles 1–0–0 St.L, Wash., Atl., San Fran., Green Bay 1–0–0
2 Dallas, Washington 2–0–0 Minnesota 1–1–0 Los Angeles 1–0–1 Dallas, Washington 2–0–0
3 Washington 2–1–0 Detroit, Green Bay 2–1–0 Atlanta, San Francisco 2–1–0 3 teams 2–1–0
4 Washington 3–1–0 Detroit* 3–1–0 Los Angeles 2–1–1 2 teams 3–1–0
5 Washington 4–1–0 Green Bay 4–1–0 Los Angeles 3–1–1 Dallas 4–1–0
6 Washington 5–1–0 Green Bay* 4–2–0 Los Angeles 4–1–1 4 teams 4–2–0
7 Washington 6–1–0 Green Bay* 4–3–0 Los Angeles 4–2–1 Dallas 5–2–0
8 Washington 7–1–0 Green Bay* 5–3–0 Los Angeles 5–2–1 Dallas 6–2–0
9 Washington 8–1–0 Green Bay 6–3–0 Los Angeles 5–3–1 Dallas 7–2–0
10 Washington 9–1–0 Green Bay 7–3–0 Los Angeles* 5–4–1 Dallas 8–2–0
11 Washington 10–1–0 Green Bay* 7–4–0 San Francisco 6–4–1 Dallas 8–3–0
12 Washington 11–1–0 Green Bay 8–4–0 Atlanta 7–5–0 Dallas 9–3–0
13 Washington 11–2–0 Green Bay 9–4–0 San Francisco 7–5–1 Dallas 10–3–0
14Washington 11–3–0Green Bay 10–4–0San Francisco 8–5–1Dallas 10–4–0

American Football Conference

Week Eastern Central Western Wild Card
1 Miami, NY Jets 1–0–0 Cincinnati, Pittsburgh 1–0–0 Denver 1–0–0 Miami, NY Jets 1–0–0
2 Miami, NY Jets 2–0–0 Cincinnati 2–0–0 Oakland, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego 1–1–0 Miami, NY Jets 2–0–0
3 Miami 3–0–0 Cleveland 2–1–0 Kansas City 2–1–0 Pittsburgh, San Diego, Cincinnati, NY Jets 2–1–0
4 Miami 4–0–0 Cincinnati 3–1–0 Kansas City 3–1–0 San Diego* 2–1–1
5 Miami 5–0–0 Cincinnati 4–1–0 Oakland 3–1–1 NY Jets* 3–2–0
6 Miami 6–0–0 Cincinnati* 4–2–0 Oakland 3–2–1 Pittsburgh* 4–2–0
7 Miami 7–0–0 Cincinnati* 5–2–0 Oakland 4–2–1 Pittsburgh* 5–2–0
8 Miami 8–0–0 Pittsburgh 6–2–0 Kansas City 5–3–0 Cleveland* 5–3–0
9 Miami 9–0–0 Pittsburgh 7–2–0 Oakland 5–3–1 Cleveland* 6–3–0
10 Miami 10–0–0 Cleveland 7–3–0 Oakland 6–3–1 Pittsburgh 7–3–0
11 Miami 11–0–0 Cleveland 8–3–0 Oakland 7–3–1 Pittsburgh 8–3–0
12 Miami 12–0–0 Pittsburgh 9–3–0 Oakland 8–3–1 Cleveland 8–4–0
13 Miami 13–0–0 Pittsburgh 10–3–0 Oakland 9–3–1 Cleveland 9–4–0
14Miami 14–0–0Pittsburgh 11–3–0Oakland 10–3–1Cleveland 10–4–0

Final standings

Note: Prior to 1972, the NFL did not include tie games when calculating a team's winning percentage in the official standings{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}{{1972 AFC East standings}}{{1972 AFC Central standings}}{{1972 AFC West standings}}{{col-2}}{{1972 NFC East standings}}{{1972 NFC Central standings}}{{1972 NFC West standings}}{{col-end}}

Playoffs

{{main|1972–73 NFL playoffs}}{{1972–73 NFL playoffs}}

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerLarry Brown, Running Back, Washington
Coach of the YearDon Shula, Miami
Offensive Player of the YearLarry Brown, Running Back, Washington
Defensive Player of the YearJoe Greene, Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh
Offensive Rookie of the YearFranco Harris, Running Back, Pittsburgh
Defensive Rookie of the YearWillie Buchanon, Cornerback, Green Bay
Man of the YearWillie Lanier, Linebacker, Kansas
Comeback Player of the YearEarl Morrall, Quarterback, Miami
Super Bowl Most Valuable PlayerJake Scott, Safety, Miami

Draft

The 1972 NFL Draft was held from February 1 to 2, 1972 at New York City’s Essex House. With the first pick, the Buffalo Bills selected defensive end Walt Patulski from the University of Notre Dame.

Coaching changes

Offseason

  • Buffalo Bills: After finishing with a 1–13 record in 1971, Harvey Johnson was reassigned to the teams's scouting department. Lou Saban then was named as Johnson's replacement, beginning his second stint after serving as the Bills head coach from 1962 to 1965.
  • Chicago Bears: Abe Gibron replaced the fired Jim Dooley.
  • Denver Broncos: John Ralston joined the Broncos as head coach. Lou Saban left the team after a 2–6–1 start in 1971. Offensive line coach Jerry Smith served as interim for the remaining five games.
  • Houston Oilers: Ed Hughes resigned and was replaced by Bill Peterson.
  • Philadelphia Eagles: Ed Khayat began his first full season as head coach. He replaced Jerry Williams, who was fired after three games in 1971.

In-season

  • Baltimore Colts: Don McCafferty was fired after going 1-4 to start the season. John Sandusky was named as replacement.
  • New England Patriots: John Mazur resigned after going 2-7 to start the season. Phil Bengtson then served as interim.

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SppMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xzUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4101%2C3485256 |newspaper=Rome News-Tribune |location=Georgia |agency=Associated Press |title=Owners give offense big seven-yard boost |date=March 24, 1972 |page=6A }}
  • NFL Record and Fact Book ({{ISBN|1-932994-36-X}})
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League ({{ISBN|0-06-270174-6}})

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070402171348/http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1971-1980 NFL History 1971–1980] (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
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