| Year: | 1972 |
| Team: | Oregon State Beavers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Head Coach: | Dee Andros |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
The 1972 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 record with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Pac-8, and were outscored 295 to 131.[1] Oregon State played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and one at Civic Stadium in Portland.
The loss to rival Oregon was Andros' first setback in the Civil War game, and the Ducks' first win over the Beavers in nine years.