| 1972-04-18 | MIN | 36.171 | L 0-2 | @ CAL | 1 | 502 | L | ST | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0-1 | 1.50 | 1.67 |
| 1972-04-25 | MIN | 36.178 | L 12-0 | vs BOS | 2 | 503 | W | ST | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1-1 | 0.60 | 1.07 |
| 1972-04-30 | MIN | 36.183 | L 4-5 | @ NYA | 3 | 504 | - | ST | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1-1 | 1.80 | 1.20 |
| 1972-05-06 | MIN | 36.189 | W 3-2 | @ BOS | 4 | 505 | W | ST | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 2-1 | 2.00 | 1.11 |
| 1972-05-10 | MIN | 36.193 | L 2-0 | vs NYA | 5 | 506 | W | ST | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 3-1 | 1.54 | 1.11 |
| 1972-05-15 | MIN | 36.198 | L 3-4 | @ CHA | 6 | 507 | L | ST | 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 3-2 | 2.50 | 1.31 |
| 1972-05-20 | MIN | 36.203 | L 1-5 | @ TEX | 7 | 508 | L | ST | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 3-3 | 2.57 | 1.38 |
| 1972-05-25 | MIN | 36.208 | L 6-5 | vs TEX | 8 | 509 | - | ST | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 3-3 | 2.87 | 1.36 |
| 1972-05-30 | MIN | 36.213 | L 3-2 | vs KCA | 9 | 510 | W | ST | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 4-3 | 2.67 | 1.31 |
| 1972-06-03 | MIN | 36.217 | L 3-5 | @ DET | 10 | 511 | L | ST | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 4-4 | 3.15 | 1.30 |
| 1972-06-07 | MIN | 36.221 | L 2-11 | @ BAL | 11 | 512 | L | ST | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 4-5 | 3.66 | 1.33 |
| 1972-06-13 | MIN | 36.227 | L 3-1 | vs DET | 12 | 513 | W | ST | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 5-5 | 3.47 | 1.31 |
| 1972-06-18 | MIN | 36.232 | L 4-3 | vs BAL | 13 | 514 | W | ST | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6-5 | 3.39 | 1.27 |
| 1972-06-23 | MIN | 36.237 | L 0-5 | @ KCA | 14 | 515 | L | ST | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6-6 | 3.49 | 1.27 |
| 1972-06-27 | MIN | 36.241 | W 1-3 | vs CAL | 15 | 516 | L | ST | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6-7 | 3.52 | 1.27 |
| 1972-07-01 | MIN | 36.245 | L 1-5 | @ CHA | 16 | 517 | - | ST | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6-7 | 3.36 | 1.28 |
| 1972-07-05 | MIN | 36.249 | L 0-2 | @ BOS | 17 | 518 | L | ST | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6-8 | 3.23 | 1.27 |
| 1972-07-10 | MIN | 36.254 | L 8-1 | vs MIL | 18 | 519 | W | ST | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 7-8 | 3.08 | 1.24 |
| 1972-07-14 | MIN | 36.258 | L 7-6 | vs BOS | 19 | 520 | - | ST | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 7-8 | 3.27 | 1.25 |
| 1972-07-19 | MIN | 36.263 | L 3-13 | @ NYA | 20 | 521 | L | ST | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 7-9 | 3.44 | 1.27 |
| 1972-07-23 | MIN | 36.267 | W 3-0 | @ MIL | 21 | 522 | W | ST | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 8-9 | 3.20 | 1.23 |
| 1972-07-30 | MIN | 36.274 | L 1-0 | vs CHA | 22 | 523 | W | ST | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 9-9 | 3.02 | 1.20 |
| 1972-08-03 | MIN | 36.278 | W 9-1 | @ TEX | 23 | 524 | W | ST | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 10-9 | 2.90 | 1.15 |
| 1972-08-07 | MIN | 36.282 | L 5-0 | vs TEX | 24 | 525 | W | ST | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 11-9 | 2.73 | 1.11 |
| 1972-08-11 | MIN | 36.286 | L 1-3 | @ CAL | 25 | 526 | L | ST | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 11-10 | 2.78 | 1.11 |
| 1972-08-17 | MIN | 36.292 | L 2-12 | @ DET | 26 | 527 | L | ST | 1.2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 11-11 | 3.14 | 1.16 |
| 1972-08-21 | MIN | 36.296 | L 3-10 | @ CLE | 27 | 528 | L | ST | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 11-12 | 3.41 | 1.18 |
| 1972-08-29 | MIN | 36.304 | W 4-9 | vs BAL | 28 | 529 | L | ST | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 11-13 | 3.67 | 1.21 |
| 1972-09-03 | MIN | 36.309 | W 1-4 | vs CLE | 29 | 530 | L | ST | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 11-14 | 3.61 | 1.21 |
| 1972-09-07 | MIN | 36.313 | W 4-0 | @ TEX | 30 | 531 | W | ST | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 12-14 | 3.48 | 1.21 |
| 1972-09-11 | MIN | 36.317 | L 2-1 | vs OAK | 31 | 532 | - | ST | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 12-14 | 3.37 | 1.21 |
| 1972-09-17 | MIN | 36.323 | W 6-10 | vs KCA | 32 | 533 | - | ST | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 12-14 | 3.49 | 1.22 |
| 1972-09-20 | MIN | 36.326 | L 3-1 | vs TEX | 33 | 534 | W | ST | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13-14 | 3.40 | 1.20 |
| 1972-09-24 | MIN | 36.330 | W 1-2 | vs CAL | 34 | 535 | L | ST | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13-15 | 3.35 | 1.17 |
| 1972-09-29 | MIN | 36.335 | L 1-2 | @ CAL | 35 | 536 | L | ST | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13-16 | 3.34 | 1.15 |