A good first-hand account of American M1A1s vs Russian T-72s is found in this pdf, "The Battle of 73 Easting," by President Trump's former National Security Adviser, H.R. McMaster, who was in command of a Armored Cavalry Troop and a Captain at the time:
One of my mgrs was an M1 commander in that battle.
He assures me, first hand, we totally cleaned their clocks.