The Iowa Hawkeyes were 3-7-1 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 | 109 | 2,454 | 712 | 3.4 | 1,629 | 537 | 3.0 | 825 | 175 | 4.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 123rd | 120th | 107th | 120th | 88th | 62nd | 99th | 108th | 94th | 113th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 208 | 3,293 | 4.1 | 2,304 | 626 | 3.7 | 989 | 172 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 119th | 53rd | 34th | 87th | 118th | 66th | 9th | 7th | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | -99 | -839 | +712 | -0.7 | -675 | -89 | -0.6 | -164 | +3 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 158th | 106th | 107th | 95th | 92nd | 97th | 86th | 75th | 57th | 92nd |
| 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 |