The Pittsburgh Panthers were 1-10 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 | 193 | 3,319 | 782 | 4.2 | 1,592 | 505 | 3.2 | 1,727 | 277 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 79th | 76th | 57th | 82nd | 91st | 79th | 91st | 37th | 35th | 62nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 350 | 3,930 | 5.1 | 2,279 | 573 | 4.0 | 1,651 | 205 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 180th | 101st | 109th | 86th | 83rd | 84th | 88th | 29th | 122nd | ||||||||||
Net | -157 | -611 | +782 | -0.8 | -687 | -68 | -0.8 | +76 | +72 | -1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 175th | 99th | 57th | 101st | 93rd | 87th | 94th | 56th | 25th | 113th |
| 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 |