The Washington State Cougars were 7-4 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 8-3 | ||
4-3 | 8-3 | ||
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 | ||
2-5 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 274 | 3,684 | 889 | 4.1 | 2,099 | 605 | 3.5 | 1,585 | 284 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 43rd | 5th | 89th | 50th | 25th | 74th | 49th | 30th | 93rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 241 | 3,527 | 4.7 | 1,696 | 493 | 3.4 | 1,831 | 261 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 139th | 69th | 84th | 42nd | 37th | 48th | 105th | 92nd | 107th | ||||||||||
Net | +33 | +157 | +889 | -0.5 | +403 | +112 | +0.0 | -246 | +23 | -1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 56th | 52nd | 5th | 91st | 44th | 27th | 62nd | 82nd | 46th | 107th |
| 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 |