The Illinois Fighting Illini were 3-8 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 4-7 | ||
2-6 | 4-7 | ||
2-6-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
3-5 | 3-8 | ||
1-8 | 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 | 197 | 3,618 | 798 | 4.5 | 2,196 | 586 | 3.7 | 1,422 | 212 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 72nd | 46th | 45th | 56th | 42nd | 37th | 54th | 59th | 72nd | 39th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 277 | 3,766 | 4.9 | 2,361 | 585 | 4.0 | 1,405 | 187 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 159th | 86th | 98th | 94th | 96th | 90th | 61st | 14th | 116th | ||||||||||
Net | -80 | -148 | +798 | -0.3 | -165 | +1 | -0.3 | +17 | +25 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 149th | 74th | 45th | 85th | 70th | 62nd | 71st | 59th | 44th | 86th |
| 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 |