The Dayton Flyers were 4-6-1 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 | 172 | 2,709 | 733 | 3.7 | 1,376 | 518 | 2.7 | 1,333 | 215 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 95th | 111th | 92nd | 113th | 102nd | 73rd | 115th | 71st | 69th | 65th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 181 | 3,294 | 4.2 | 1,940 | 559 | 3.5 | 1,354 | 230 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 99th | 54th | 38th | 64th | 72nd | 53rd | 53rd | 62nd | 43rd | ||||||||||
Net | -9 | -585 | +733 | -0.5 | -564 | -41 | -0.8 | -21 | -15 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 104th | 97th | 92nd | 89th | 88th | 77th | 91st | 61st | 69th | 49th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |