The California Golden Bears were 3-8 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 | ||
3-4 | 3-8 | ||
1-6 | 2-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 228 | 3,439 | 792 | 4.3 | 995 | 431 | 2.3 | 2,444 | 361 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 51st | 62nd | 50th | 76th | 121st | 111th | 121st | 7th | 11th | 35th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 314 | 3,745 | 4.5 | 2,394 | 627 | 3.8 | 1,351 | 203 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 172nd | 83rd | 68th | 102nd | 119th | 75th | 52nd | 25th | 84th | ||||||||||
Net | -86 | -306 | +792 | -0.2 | -1,399 | -196 | -1.5 | +1,093 | +158 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 151st | 84th | 50th | 73rd | 118th | 120th | 113th | 8th | 4th | 57th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |