The Ohio State Buckeyes were 9-1 in 1972. They fell to the USC Trojans, 42 to 17, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-1 | |
1 | 7-1 | 9-2 | |
6-2 | 6-5 | ||
5-2-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 263 | 3,506 | 708 | 5.0 | 2,708 | 598 | 4.5 | 798 | 110 | 7.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 55th | 108th | 27th | 20th | 29th | 17th | 113th | 120th | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 129 | 2,929 | 4.2 | 1,636 | 497 | 3.3 | 1,293 | 196 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 69th | 26th | 42nd | 37th | 38th | 36th | 40th | 17th | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | +134 | +577 | +708 | +0.7 | +1,072 | +101 | +1.2 | -495 | -86 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 13th | 28th | 108th | 23rd | 21st | 31st | 25th | 102nd | 107th | 43rd |
| 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 |