The North Carolina Tar Heels were 10-1 in 1972. They emerged victorious over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 32 to 28, in the Sun Bowl.
| 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 | 292 | 4,055 | 819 | 5.0 | 2,684 | 642 | 4.2 | 1,371 | 177 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 17th | 20th | 24th | 28th | 21st | 13th | 31st | 64th | 92nd | 11th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 182 | 3,501 | 4.5 | 1,752 | 501 | 3.5 | 1,749 | 283 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 100th | 66th | 65th | 47th | 41st | 55th | 99th | 109th | 55th | ||||||||||
Net | +110 | +554 | +819 | +0.5 | +932 | +141 | +0.7 | -378 | -106 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 32nd | 24th | 39th | 26th | 11th | 35th | 92nd | 115th | 15th |
| 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 |