The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 8-2-1 in 1972. They emerged victorious over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 40 to 6, in the Orange Bowl.
TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
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1 | Nebraska | 5-1-1 | 9-2-1 |
Oklahoma | 6-1 | 11-1 | |
Colorado | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
Oklahoma State | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
Missouri | 3-4 | 6-6 |
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 | |
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Team | 11 | 461 | 4,857 | 919 | 5.3 | 2,426 | 613 | 4.0 | 2,431 | 306 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 16th | 32nd | 20th | 43rd | 8th | 22nd | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 91 | 2,391 | 3.1 | 1,193 | 515 | 2.3 | 1,198 | 249 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 51st | 3rd | 25th | 83rd | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +370 | +2,466 | +919 | +2.2 | +1,233 | +98 | +1.6 | +1,233 | +57 | +3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 16th | 33rd | 14th | 5th | 30th | 3rd |
Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Arizona State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
2 | BYU | 10 | 2 | .833 |
Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UConn | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
2 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | .615 |
Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | Penn State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
2 | Washington State | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |