The Rice Owls were 5-5-1 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 | 196 | 3,518 | 767 | 4.6 | 1,197 | 414 | 2.9 | 2,321 | 353 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 75th | 54th | 70th | 52nd | 113th | 116th | 107th | 11th | 13th | 46th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 238 | 3,768 | 4.6 | 2,489 | 640 | 3.9 | 1,279 | 181 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 136th | 87th | 78th | 107th | 121st | 79th | 37th | 9th | 110th | ||||||||||
Net | -42 | -250 | +767 | 0.0 | -1,292 | -226 | -1.0 | +1,042 | +172 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 126th | 80th | 70th | 60th | 115th | 123rd | 100th | 10th | 3rd | 78th |
| 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 |