The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 8-2 in 1972. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 40 to 6, in the Orange Bowl.
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1972 Stats
See stats| 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 | 10 | 283 | 4,238 | 766 | 5.5 | 3,043 | 594 | 5.1 | 1,195 | 172 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 21st | 17th | 71st | 8th | 7th | 32nd | 3rd | 85th | 96th | 27th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 152 | 2,571 | 3.8 | 1,427 | 481 | 3.0 | 1,144 | 201 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 79th | 12th | 10th | 23rd | 27th | 19th | 20th | 24th | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | +131 | +1,667 | +766 | +1.8 | +1,616 | +113 | +2.2 | +51 | -29 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 7th | 71st | 6th | 8th | 26th | 4th | 57th | 80th | 23rd |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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