The South Carolina Gamecocks 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 | 214 | 3,244 | 772 | 4.2 | 1,399 | 482 | 2.9 | 1,845 | 290 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 81st | 64th | 86th | 100th | 90th | 106th | 29th | 26th | 56th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 232 | 3,239 | 4.1 | 1,917 | 557 | 3.4 | 1,322 | 239 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 133rd | 47th | 28th | 58th | 71st | 49th | 47th | 72nd | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | -18 | +5 | +772 | +0.1 | -518 | -75 | -0.5 | +523 | +51 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 116th | 66th | 64th | 58th | 85th | 89th | 78th | 23rd | 34th | 38th |
| 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 |