The BYU Cougars were 7-4 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-1 | 10-2 | |
5-2 | 7-4 | ||
5-2 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 4-7 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 251 | 3,977 | 791 | 5.0 | 2,312 | 520 | 4.4 | 1,665 | 271 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 41st | 27th | 51st | 24th | 37th | 71st | 22nd | 44th | 38th | 69th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 227 | 3,838 | 4.5 | 2,146 | 554 | 3.9 | 1,692 | 294 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 125th | 94th | 71st | 77th | 67th | 78th | 94th | 116th | 35th | ||||||||||
Net | +24 | +139 | +791 | +0.5 | +166 | -34 | +0.6 | -27 | -23 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 64th | 54th | 51st | 38th | 55th | 73rd | 40th | 63rd | 75th | 47th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |