The Northern Illinois Huskies were 7-4 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 | 198 | 3,529 | 793 | 4.5 | 2,730 | 639 | 4.3 | 799 | 154 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 70th | 53rd | 49th | 63rd | 19th | 14th | 27th | 112th | 105th | 106th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 141 | 2,807 | 3.8 | 1,549 | 514 | 3.0 | 1,258 | 220 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 74th | 20th | 12th | 29th | 50th | 22nd | 34th | 53rd | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | +57 | +722 | +793 | +0.6 | +1,181 | +125 | +1.3 | -459 | -66 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 23rd | 49th | 32nd | 18th | 19th | 24th | 99th | 101st | 79th |
| 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 |