The Wisconsin Badgers were 4-7 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 | 152 | 3,492 | 785 | 4.4 | 2,200 | 591 | 3.7 | 1,292 | 194 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 107th | 57th | 55th | 64th | 41st | 34th | 57th | 76th | 84th | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 229 | 3,871 | 4.7 | 2,746 | 618 | 4.4 | 1,125 | 205 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 129th | 95th | 88th | 115th | 116th | 109th | 18th | 29th | 20th | ||||||||||
Net | -77 | -379 | +785 | -0.3 | -546 | -27 | -0.7 | +167 | -11 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 144th | 88th | 55th | 80th | 86th | 70th | 88th | 46th | 64th | 25th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |