The Cincinnati Bearcats were 2-9 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 | 138 | 2,437 | 702 | 3.5 | 1,407 | 457 | 3.1 | 1,030 | 245 | 4.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 115th | 121st | 110th | 119th | 99th | 99th | 97th | 95th | 53rd | 122nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 323 | 4,362 | 5.0 | 3,018 | 642 | 4.7 | 1,344 | 233 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 174th | 118th | 104th | 120th | 122nd | 117th | 49th | 65th | 37th | ||||||||||
Net | -185 | -1,925 | +702 | -1.5 | -1,611 | -185 | -1.6 | -314 | +12 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 179th | 123rd | 110th | 120th | 120th | 119th | 114th | 89th | 51st | 110th |
| 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 |