The Texas Tech Red Raiders were 8-3 in 1972. They fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 32 to 28, in the Sun 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 | 254 | 4,054 | 773 | 5.2 | 2,885 | 597 | 4.8 | 1,169 | 176 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 38th | 21st | 62nd | 19th | 10th | 31st | 7th | 88th | 93rd | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 156 | 3,559 | 4.5 | 2,142 | 578 | 3.7 | 1,417 | 206 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 81st | 71st | 73rd | 76th | 89th | 69th | 63rd | 31st | 101st | ||||||||||
Net | +98 | +495 | +773 | +0.7 | +743 | +19 | +1.1 | -248 | -30 | -0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 35th | 62nd | 25th | 29th | 52nd | 27th | 83rd | 81st | 65th |
| 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 |