1972 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

• Dan Fouts, Oregon (AP-1; UPI-1)

• Kermit Johnson, UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1)
• James McAlister, UCLA (AP-1)
• Anthony Davis, USC (UPI-1)
• Ken Grandberry, Washington State (UPI-2)

• Charle Young, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
• John Brady, Washington (UPI-2)

• Steve Sweeney, Cal (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Greg Specht, Oregon (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Eric Cross, Stanford (UPI-2)

• Pete Adams, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bruce Walton, UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bill Moos, Washington State (AP-1)
• Tim Stokes, Oregon (UPI-2)

• Steve Ostermann, Washington State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rob Jurgenson, Oregon State (AP-1)
• Younger Klippert, Stanford (UPI-1)

• Dave Brown, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)

• John Grant, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Gordy Guinn, Washington (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jimmy Sims, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Kampa, Cal (AP-1)
• Roger Stillwell, Stanford (UPI-1)
• Cody Jones, San Jose State (UPI-2)
• Jeff Winans, USC (UPI-2)

• Steve Brown, Oregon State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jim Merlo, Stanford (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Richard Wood, USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Steve Lebherz, Pacific (UPI-2)
• Gary Larsen, Washington State (UPI-2)
• Charles Anthony, USC (UPI-2)

• Allan Ellis, UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Calvin Jones, Washington (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Randy Poltl, Stanford (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bill Bartley, Oregon State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Artimus Parker, USC (UPI-1)
• Tony Bonwell, Washington (UPI-2)
• Charles McCloud, Stanford (UPI-2)
• Jim Lilly, Oregon State (UPI-2)

• Rod Garcia, Stanford (AP-1)

• Bruce Barnes, UCLA (AP-1)

AP = Associated Press, selected by the conference head coaches

UPI = United Press International, selected by UPI from all teams on the Pacific Coast, not limited to the Pac-8 Conference^[5]

• 1972 College Football All-America Team