The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 3-7-1 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 | 182 | 3,468 | 797 | 4.4 | 1,489 | 477 | 3.1 | 1,979 | 320 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 90th | 58th | 47th | 75th | 97th | 93rd | 92nd | 22nd | 20th | 66th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 231 | 3,136 | 4.0 | 1,373 | 519 | 2.6 | 1,763 | 272 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 132nd | 40th | 19th | 16th | 52nd | 9th | 100th | 102nd | 70th | ||||||||||
Net | -49 | +332 | +797 | +0.4 | +116 | -42 | +0.5 | +216 | +48 | -0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 133rd | 44th | 47th | 43rd | 60th | 78th | 43rd | 45th | 36th | 70th |
| 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 |