Record: 37-51-0, .420 W-L% (13th of 13) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -7.86 (11th of 13) ▪ SOS: -3.92 (9th of 13)
Conference Champion: Arizona State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Arizona State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Arizona State)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Arizona State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 46.8 | 24.7 | 10.84 | -3.99 | |
| Brigham Young | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 22.8 | 20.6 | -4.35 | -6.35 | |
| Utah | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 32.2 | 30.5 | -0.29 | -2.48 | |
| Arizona | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 20.5 | 24.6 | -5.54 | -1.27 | |
| Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 20.3 | 28.1 | -10.78 | -4.96 | |
| New Mexico | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 18.9 | 29.7 | -11.35 | -2.89 | |
| Colorado State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 11.6 | 37.5 | -21.14 | -1.87 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 17.2 | 34.5 | -20.27 | -7.57 | |
| School | Pre | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-12-23 | Fiesta Bowl | Arizona State | 49 | Missouri | 35 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |