1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Orange Bowl, L 6–40 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3
Head coach
Captains
  • John Dampeer
  • Greg Marx
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State    10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
West Virginia    8 4 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Northern Illinois    7 4 0
Rutgers    7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech    7 4 1
Air Force    6 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Virginia Tech    6 4 1
Houston    6 4 1
Tulane    6 5 0
Temple    5 4 0
Colgate    5 4 1
Holy Cross    5 4 1
Syracuse    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Dayton    4 6 1
Boston College    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Southern Miss    3 7 1
Xavier    3 8 0
Marshall    2 8 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Villanova    2 9 0
Pittsburgh    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.