The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 7-4 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 | 11 | 290 | 3,550 | 805 | 4.4 | 2,008 | 583 | 3.4 | 1,542 | 222 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 52nd | 37th | 69th | 62nd | 39th | 76th | 50th | 63rd | 28th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 172 | 3,356 | 4.6 | 2,095 | 513 | 4.1 | 1,261 | 209 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 92nd | 58th | 82nd | 72nd | 49th | 93rd | 35th | 32nd | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | +118 | +194 | +805 | -0.2 | -87 | +70 | -0.6 | +281 | +13 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 21st | 49th | 37th | 79th | 67th | 41st | 85th | 37th | 50th | 34th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |