The Louisville Cardinals were 9-1 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 9-1 | |
1 | West Texas A&M | 4-1 | 5-5 |
Wichita State | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
3-2 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-2 | 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 | 10 | 309 | 3,905 | 825 | 4.7 | 2,036 | 494 | 4.1 | 1,869 | 331 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 14th | 30th | 21st | 38th | 57th | 85th | 33rd | 27th | 16th | 90th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 91 | 2,106 | 3.2 | 911 | 390 | 2.3 | 1,195 | 260 | 4.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 24th | 90th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +218 | +1,799 | +825 | +1.5 | +1,125 | +104 | +1.8 | +674 | +71 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 6th | 21st | 8th | 20th | 30th | 10th | 16th | 26th | 30th |
| 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 |