| Nov 11, 1972 | 2Alabama 35, 6LSU 21 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Arizona 21, BYU 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 19Arizona State 60, New Mexico 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Bowling Green 5, Dayton 0 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 16Colorado 33, Kansas 8 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Cornell 48, Brown 28 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Dartmouth 38, Columbia 8 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Drake 35, UL Monroe 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | East Carolina 21, William & Mary 15 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Florida State 23, Tulsa 21 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Fresno State 9, Northern Illinois 6upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Georgia 10, Florida 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Georgia Tech 42, Boston College 10 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Houston 48, Colorado State 13 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Illinois 37, Indiana 20 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Kent State 21, Miami (OH) 10upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Kentucky 14, Vanderbilt 13 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Maryland 31, Clemson 6 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Memphis 49, Cincinnati 24 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 4Michigan 31, Iowa 0 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Michigan State 19, 5Ohio State 12upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Minnesota 35, Northwestern 29 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Navy 28, Pittsburgh 13 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 17Iowa State 23, 3Nebraska 23 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | New Mexico State 36, North Texas 22 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 18North Carolina 23, Virginia 3 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 12Notre Dame 21, Air Force 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 7Oklahoma 17, 14Missouri 6 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Oklahoma State 45, Kansas State 14 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Oregon 27, San José State 2 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Oregon State 26, California 23 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 10Penn State 37, NC State 22 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Pennsylvania 48, 20Yale 30upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Princeton 10, Harvard 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Purdue 27, Wisconsin 6 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Rice 23, Arkansas 20upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Richmond 20, Davidson 14 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | San Diego State 20, Pacific 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Syracuse 27, Army 6 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Tampa 7, Miami 0 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | 9Texas 17, Baylor 3 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Texas A&M 27, SMU 17upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | TCU 31, 15Texas Tech 7upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Texas–Arlington 20, West Texas 7 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | UTEP 20, Wyoming 13 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Toledo 21, Marshall 0 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Tulane 44, Ohio 6 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Utah State 44, Utah 16 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Villanova 40, Xavier 13 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Virginia Tech 45, South Carolina 20 | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Wake Forest 9, Duke 7upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Washington 30, 8UCLA 21upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | Washington State 27, 20Stanford 13upset | Box score |
| Nov 11, 1972 | West Virginia 50, VMI 24 | Box score |