The Colgate Raiders were 5-4-1 in 1972.
| 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 | 10 | 219 | 3,940 | 751 | 5.2 | 2,608 | 560 | 4.7 | 1,332 | 191 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 57th | 29th | 81st | 18th | 24th | 49th | 13th | 72nd | 85th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 269 | 3,787 | 4.8 | 2,246 | 541 | 4.2 | 1,541 | 244 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 153rd | 91st | 95th | 81st | 61st | 98th | 80th | 80th | 64th | ||||||||||
Net | -50 | +153 | +751 | +0.4 | +362 | +19 | +0.5 | -209 | -53 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 134th | 53rd | 81st | 40th | 45th | 52nd | 42nd | 80th | 93rd | 42nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |