The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 8-2-1 in 1972. They emerged victorious over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 40 to 6, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1-1 | 9-2-1 | |
6-1 | 11-1 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-6 |
| 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 | 461 | 4,857 | 919 | 5.3 | 2,426 | 613 | 4.0 | 2,431 | 306 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 16th | 32nd | 20th | 43rd | 8th | 22nd | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 91 | 2,391 | 3.1 | 1,193 | 515 | 2.3 | 1,198 | 249 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 51st | 3rd | 25th | 83rd | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +370 | +2,466 | +919 | +2.2 | +1,233 | +98 | +1.6 | +1,233 | +57 | +3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 16th | 33rd | 14th | 5th | 30th | 3rd |
| 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 |