The West Virginia Mountaineers were 8-3 in 1972. They fell to the NC State Wolfpack, 49 to 13, in the Peach 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 | 402 | 4,531 | 796 | 5.7 | 2,025 | 462 | 4.4 | 2,506 | 334 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 8th | 48th | 5th | 59th | 97th | 25th | 6th | 15th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 240 | 3,618 | 4.2 | 1,943 | 576 | 3.4 | 1,675 | 281 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 138th | 73rd | 41st | 65th | 87th | 43rd | 92nd | 107th | 47th | ||||||||||
Net | +162 | +913 | +796 | +1.5 | +82 | -114 | +1.0 | +831 | +53 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 16th | 48th | 9th | 61st | 103rd | 28th | 12th | 32nd | 17th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 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 |