The VMI Keydets were 2-9 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 5-6 | ||
4-2 | 5-6 | ||
2-3-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-6 | 2-9 | ||
1-5 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 150 | 2,789 | 713 | 3.9 | 991 | 453 | 2.2 | 1,798 | 260 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 108th | 108th | 106th | 105th | 122nd | 103rd | 124th | 31st | 41st | 30th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 299 | 3,738 | 4.9 | 2,100 | 548 | 3.8 | 1,638 | 213 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 166th | 82nd | 102nd | 73rd | 64th | 76th | 85th | 43rd | 120th | ||||||||||
Net | -149 | -949 | +713 | -1.0 | -1,109 | -95 | -1.6 | +160 | +47 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 173rd | 109th | 106th | 109th | 111th | 98th | 115th | 47th | 37th | 85th |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |