The SMU Mustangs were 7-4 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 10-1 | |
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 5-5-1 |
| 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 | 269 | 3,583 | 765 | 4.7 | 2,052 | 557 | 3.7 | 1,531 | 208 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 48th | 73rd | 43rd | 53rd | 51st | 60th | 52nd | 77th | 20th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 154 | 3,026 | 4.1 | 1,405 | 492 | 2.9 | 1,621 | 243 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 80th | 32nd | 33rd | 20th | 35th | 18th | 84th | 76th | 87th | ||||||||||
Net | +115 | +557 | +765 | +0.6 | +647 | +65 | +0.8 | -90 | -35 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 31st | 73rd | 34th | 32nd | 44th | 31st | 71st | 82nd | 41st |
| 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 |