The Vanderbilt Commodores were 3-8 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
2-5 | 5-5 | ||
1-6 | 4-7 | ||
2-5 | 3-8 | ||
0-6 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 129 | 2,848 | 740 | 3.8 | 1,497 | 486 | 3.1 | 1,351 | 254 | 5.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 120th | 103rd | 90th | 111th | 96th | 88th | 96th | 65th | 45th | 104th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 243 | 3,412 | 4.3 | 2,530 | 635 | 4.0 | 882 | 164 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 140th | 63rd | 47th | 108th | 120th | 85th | 1st | 5th | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | -114 | -564 | +740 | -0.4 | -1,033 | -149 | -0.9 | +469 | +90 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 163rd | 95th | 90th | 88th | 106th | 112th | 96th | 25th | 19th | 61st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |