1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 2–6–1 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Iowa played home games in Kinnick Stadium, which was renamed for the 1939 Heisman Trophy-winner, Nile Kinnick. The stadium was called Iowa Stadium from its opening in 1929 through the 1971 season.

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLarry McCarren, Larry Allen
CaptainCraig Darling, Dave Harris, Dave Simms
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Ohio State + 7 –1 –09 –2 –0
Purdue 6 –2 –06 –5 –0
Michigan State 5 –2 –15 –5 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Illinois 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Iowa 2 –6 –13 –7 –1
Wisconsin 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Northwestern 1 –8 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 3 Ohio State
L 0–2177,098
September 23Oregon State*
W 19–1151,229
September 30at No. 13 Penn State*
L 10–1458,065
October 7Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2454,576
October 14at Northwestern
W 23–1231,149
October 21at Minnesota
L 14–4344,196
October 28Michigan Statedagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 6–646,852
November 4at Wisconsin
L 14–1678,723
November 11No. 4 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3143,176[1]
November 18at Indiana
L 8–1627,440
November 25Illinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 15–1425,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Butch Caldwell Fr
QB 11 Kyle Skogman Jr
QB 13 Frank Sunderman Sr
RB 22 Jim Jensen Fr
OL 72 Joe Devlin Fr
C Roger Jerrick Jr
OL 60 Dan McCarney So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Bill Windauer Sr
LB 20 Andre Jackson Fr
DE 87 Dan Dickel Jr
DB 46 Earl Douthitt So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At No. 3 Ohio State
See also: 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Iowa at No. 3 Ohio State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 000 0
• No. 3 Buckeyes 0 777 21
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:21
  • Game attendance: 77,098
  • Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
Scoring summary
24:06Ohio StKeith 1-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio St 7-0
30:26Ohio StHenson 4-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio St 14-0
410:04Ohio StHenson 1-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio St 21-0

Illinois
See also: 1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 0 068 14
• Hawkeyes 0 708 15
 
Scoring summary
24:45IowaMix 92-yard run (Kokolus kick)Iowa 7-0
34:52IlliniGreene 4-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 7-6
411:26IlliniPerrin 2-yard run (Roberson pass from Wells)Illinois 14-7
4:10IowaHolmes 1-yard run (Caldwell run)Iowa 15-14

Iowa closed the season with a win over Illinois. The Hawkeyes would not win again until upsetting No. 12 UCLA in the home opener of the 1974 season.

References
  1. Curt Sylvester (November 12, 1972). "Wolverines Rip Iowa, 31–0: U-M Alone Atop Big Ten". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "1972-73 Football Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.


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