Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Penn State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 29.8 | 15.8 | 16.72 | 4.64 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Tampa | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 24.9 | 11.0 | 4.95 | -5.80 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 26.3 | 17.5 | 16.88 | 8.42 | 13 | 7 | 14 | |||||
| Utah State | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 29.9 | 20.9 | 4.75 | -3.79 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 34.6 | 24.1 | 7.55 | -1.62 | 18 | |||||||
| Florida State | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 26.1 | 20.4 | 7.51 | 2.41 | 19 | 13 | ||||||
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 18.0 | 12.8 | -6.18 | -10.73 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 26.4 | 15.6 | 0.68 | -7.13 | ||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 23.7 | 18.8 | 12.06 | 7.06 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Air Force | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 30.3 | 18.3 | 3.66 | -2.24 | 16 | |||||||
| Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 16.0 | 28.2 | -0.77 | 3.63 | ||||||||
| Houston | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 29.5 | 18.4 | 5.98 | -0.48 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 27.9 | 23.0 | 5.99 | 1.53 | ||||||||
| Temple | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 18.2 | 19.6 | -9.46 | -9.02 | ||||||||
| Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 21.9 | 26.9 | -8.25 | -5.75 | ||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 18.7 | 18.2 | -6.01 | -6.71 | ||||||||
| Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 7.60 | 4.88 | 18 | |||||||
| Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 9.89 | 7.71 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 12.8 | 20.8 | -4.00 | 1.63 | ||||||||
| Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 14.9 | 20.5 | -13.38 | -8.20 | ||||||||
| Dayton | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 15.6 | 16.5 | -12.53 | -10.08 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 21.8 | 23.5 | -3.80 | -1.44 | ||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 15.0 | 25.3 | -14.22 | -7.04 | ||||||||
| Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 16.5 | 23.4 | -1.63 | 4.92 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 19.5 | 21.1 | -1.88 | 1.39 | ||||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 16.5 | 21.0 | -4.84 | -0.84 | ||||||||
| Xavier | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 12.2 | 23.0 | -22.98 | -11.78 | ||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 9.3 | 25.4 | -21.78 | -9.58 | ||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 8.5 | 18.8 | -17.14 | -7.51 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 12.5 | 29.4 | -20.56 | -7.38 | ||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 12.7 | 19.7 | -14.60 | -7.14 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | 5.4 | 17.2 | -17.07 | -7.07 | ||||||||
| Pitt | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 17.5 | 31.8 | -7.70 | 5.76 | ||||||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Nebraska (9) | 40 | Notre Dame (12) | 6 | Miami, FL |
| 1972-12-31 | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma (2) | 14 | Penn State (5) | 0 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1972-12-29 | Peach Bowl | North Carolina State | 49 | West Virginia (18) | 13 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1972-12-29 | Tangerine Bowl | Tampa | 21 | Kent State | 18 | Orlando, FL |
| 1972-12-18 | Liberty Bowl | Georgia Tech | 31 | Iowa State | 30 | Memphis, TN |
1972 Conference Leaders