1972 Kansas City Chiefs Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Hank Stram (8-6) | 8-6 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Mike Adamle | RB | October 4, 1949 | 5’9′ | 197 | Northwestern |
| Nate Allen | DB | May 13, 1948 | 5’10’ | 170 | Texas Southern |
| Bobby Bell | LB-DE | June 17, 1940 | 6’4′ | 228 | Minnesota |
| Keith Best | LB | August 21, 1950 | 6’3′ | 220 | Kansas St. |
| Aaron Brown | DE | November 16, 1943 | 6’5′ | 255 | Minnesota |
| Buck Buchanan | DT | September 10, 1940 | 6’7′ | 270 | Grambling St. |
| Ed Budde | G | November 2, 1940 | 6’5′ | 265 | Michigan St. |
| Curley Culp | DT-NT-G | March 10, 1946 | 6’2′ | 265 | Arizona St. |
| George Daney | G | February 2, 1946 | 6’4′ | 240 | Detroit Mercy |
| Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6’0′ | 190 | Purdue |
| Willie Frazier | TE | June 19, 1942 | 6’4′ | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Larry Gagner | G | December 30, 1943 | 6’3′ | 240 | Florida |
| Wendell Hayes | RB | August 5, 1940 | 6’1′ | 220 | Humboldt St. |
| Dave Hill | T | February 1, 1941 | 6’5′ | 260 | Auburn |
| Dennis Homan | WR | January 9, 1946 | 6’1′ | 181 | Alabama |
| Bruce Jankowski | WR | August 12, 1949 | 5’11’ | 185 | Ohio St. |
| Jim Kearney | DB | January 21, 1943 | 6’2′ | 206 | Prairie View |
| Jeff Kinney | RB | November 1, 1949 | 6’2′ | 215 | Nebraska |
| Willie Lanier | LB | August 21, 1945 | 6’1′ | 245 | Morgan St. |
| Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6’4′ | 212 | SMU |
| Ed Lothamer | DT-DE | May 20, 1942 | 6’5′ | 270 | Michigan St. |
| Jim Lynch | LB | August 28, 1945 | 6’1′ | 235 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Marsalis | DB | October 10, 1945 | 5’11’ | 194 | Tennessee St. |
| Larry Marshall | DB | March 2, 1950 | 5’10’ | 195 | Maryland |
| Mo Moorman | G | July 24, 1944 | 6’5′ | 252 | Kentucky |
| Mike Oriard | C-G | May 26, 1948 | 6’4′ | 223 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Otis | RB | April 29, 1948 | 6’0′ | 220 | Ohio St. |
| Ed Podolak | RB | September 1, 1947 | 6’1′ | 204 | Iowa |
| Kerry Reardon | DB | May 6, 1949 | 5’11’ | 180 | Iowa |
| Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6’3′ | 240 | Northwestern |
| George Seals | G-DT-T | October 2, 1942 | 6’3′ | 260 | Missouri |
| Mike Sensibaugh | DB | January 3, 1949 | 5’11’ | 192 | Ohio St. |
| Sid Smith | C-T | July 6, 1948 | 6’4′ | 260 | USC |
| Bob Stein | LB | January 22, 1948 | 6’3′ | 235 | Minnesota |
| Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6’2′ | 187 | Montana St. |
| Morris Stroud | TE | May 17, 1946 | 6’10’ | 255 | Clark (GA) |
| Otis Taylor | WR-FL | August 11, 1942 | 6’3′ | 215 | Prairie View |
| Emmitt Thomas | DB | June 3, 1943 | 6’2′ | 192 | Bishop |
| Jim Tyrer | T | February 25, 1939 | 6’6′ | 280 | Ohio St. |
| Marvin Upshaw | DE-DT | November 22, 1946 | 6’4′ | 260 | Trinity (TX) |
| Clyde Werner | LB | December 10, 1947 | 6’4′ | 225 | Washington |
| Robert West | WR | October 3, 1950 | 6’4′ | 218 | San Diego St. |
| Jerrel Wilson | P-RB | October 4, 1941 | 6’2′ | 222 | Southern Miss |
| Elmo Wright | WR | July 3, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | Houston |
| Wilbur Young | DE-DT | April 20, 1949 | 6’6′ | 285 | William Penn |