The Tampa Spartans were 9-2 in 1972. They emerged victorious over the Kent State Golden Flashes, 21 to 18, in the Tangerine 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 | 278 | 4,028 | 805 | 5.0 | 2,683 | 594 | 4.5 | 1,345 | 211 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 23rd | 23rd | 37th | 25th | 22nd | 32nd | 19th | 67th | 74th | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 114 | 2,600 | 3.6 | 1,412 | 519 | 2.7 | 1,188 | 211 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 62nd | 13th | 7th | 21st | 52nd | 12th | 22nd | 37th | 28th | ||||||||||
Net | +164 | +1,428 | +805 | +1.4 | +1,271 | +75 | +1.8 | +157 | 0 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 10th | 8th | 37th | 10th | 15th | 39th | 9th | 49th | 59th | 40th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |