The Western Michigan Broncos were 7-3-1 in 1972.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 6-5-1 | |
2-3 | 7-3 | ||
2-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
2-3 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 229 | 3,218 | 760 | 4.2 | 2,174 | 588 | 3.7 | 1,044 | 172 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 50th | 84th | 77th | 84th | 44th | 36th | 58th | 94th | 96th | 73rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 201 | 2,976 | 3.8 | 980 | 454 | 2.2 | 1,996 | 324 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 112th | 29th | 13th | 3rd | 16th | 2nd | 117th | 122nd | 53rd | ||||||||||
Net | +28 | +242 | +760 | +0.4 | +1,194 | +134 | +1.5 | -952 | -152 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 60th | 47th | 77th | 42nd | 17th | 15th | 16th | 119th | 120th | 62nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |