The Tennessee Volunteers were 9-2 in 1972. They emerged victorious over the LSU Tigers, 24 to 17, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| 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 | 273 | 3,444 | 723 | 4.8 | 2,146 | 536 | 4.0 | 1,298 | 187 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 61st | 98th | 35th | 45th | 65th | 41st | 75th | 87th | 29th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 83 | 2,539 | 3.4 | 1,635 | 525 | 3.1 | 904 | 213 | 4.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 11th | 4th | 36th | 55th | 26th | 3rd | 43rd | 1st | ||||||||||
Net | +190 | +905 | +723 | +1.3 | +511 | +11 | +0.9 | +394 | -26 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 17th | 98th | 12th | 37th | 58th | 30th | 29th | 78th | 9th |
| 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 |