The Purdue Boilermakers were 6-5 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-1 | |
1 | 7-1 | 9-2 | |
6-2 | 6-5 | ||
5-2-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 245 | 3,562 | 804 | 4.4 | 2,766 | 655 | 4.2 | 796 | 149 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 42nd | 49th | 40th | 67th | 14th | 10th | 29th | 114th | 109th | 103rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 135 | 3,039 | 4.2 | 1,708 | 491 | 3.5 | 1,331 | 240 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 33rd | 37th | 43rd | 33rd | 54th | 48th | 73rd | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +110 | +523 | +804 | +0.3 | +1,058 | +164 | +0.7 | -535 | -91 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 33rd | 40th | 50th | 22nd | 7th | 33rd | 106th | 109th | 64th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |