The LSU Tigers were 9-1-1 in 1972. They fell to the Tennessee Volunteers, 24 to 17, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| 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 | 235 | 3,942 | 856 | 4.6 | 2,241 | 609 | 3.7 | 1,701 | 247 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 28th | 9th | 50th | 39th | 23rd | 62nd | 39th | 50th | 32nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 121 | 2,853 | 4.2 | 1,561 | 462 | 3.4 | 1,292 | 212 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 65th | 23rd | 44th | 30th | 21st | 44th | 39th | 39th | 52nd | ||||||||||
Net | +114 | +1,089 | +856 | +0.4 | +680 | +147 | +0.3 | +409 | +35 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 24th | 15th | 9th | 45th | 30th | 8th | 49th | 27th | 42nd | 39th |
| 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 |