The Appalachian State Mountaineers were 5-5-1 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 9-2 | |
5-1 | 6-4 | ||
0-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
4-3 | 5-6 | ||
4-2 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 239 | 3,406 | 718 | 4.7 | 1,875 | 509 | 3.7 | 1,531 | 209 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 45th | 67th | 101st | 37th | 69th | 77th | 61st | 52nd | 76th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 232 | 3,381 | 4.0 | 2,004 | 605 | 3.3 | 1,377 | 234 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 133rd | 59th | 25th | 69th | 110th | 39th | 58th | 68th | 42nd | ||||||||||
Net | +7 | +25 | +718 | +0.7 | -129 | -96 | +0.4 | +154 | -25 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 79th | 61st | 101st | 24th | 68th | 100th | 46th | 50th | 77th | 20th |
| 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 |