The Marshall Thundering Herd were 2-8 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 | 93 | 2,163 | 671 | 3.2 | 1,116 | 457 | 2.4 | 1,047 | 214 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 126th | 124th | 116th | 123rd | 119th | 99th | 119th | 92nd | 71st | 110th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 254 | 3,408 | 4.5 | 2,457 | 601 | 4.1 | 951 | 154 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 146th | 61st | 69th | 106th | 108th | 96th | 8th | 4th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | -161 | -1,245 | +671 | -1.3 | -1,341 | -144 | -1.6 | +96 | +60 | -1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 176th | 118th | 116th | 119th | 117th | 109th | 116th | 54th | 29th | 104th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | .600 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |