The Navy Midshipmen were 4-7 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 | 181 | 3,894 | 823 | 4.7 | 2,185 | 537 | 4.1 | 1,709 | 286 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 91st | 31st | 23rd | 39th | 43rd | 62nd | 37th | 38th | 28th | 77th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 257 | 4,006 | 5.1 | 2,907 | 595 | 4.9 | 1,099 | 188 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 149th | 105th | 111th | 118th | 105th | 122nd | 16th | 15th | 38th | ||||||||||
Net | -76 | -112 | +823 | -0.4 | -722 | -58 | -0.8 | +610 | +98 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 142nd | 71st | 23rd | 87th | 95th | 85th | 92nd | 20th | 16th | 56th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |