The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 4-7 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-5 | 5-5 | ||
1-6 | 4-7 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
0-6 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 197 | 3,356 | 741 | 4.5 | 1,761 | 484 | 3.6 | 1,595 | 257 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 72nd | 71st | 89th | 57th | 77th | 89th | 64th | 48th | 43rd | 64th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 254 | 3,717 | 4.8 | 2,369 | 565 | 4.2 | 1,348 | 217 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 146th | 81st | 91st | 97th | 77th | 101st | 50th | 48th | 58th | ||||||||||
Net | -57 | -361 | +741 | -0.2 | -608 | -81 | -0.6 | +247 | +40 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 136th | 86th | 89th | 78th | 90th | 93rd | 81st | 40th | 39th | 59th |
| 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 |