1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Frank Lauterbur (2nd season)
MVP	Larry McCarren, Larry Allen
Captain	Craig Darling, Dave Harris, Dave Simms
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Purdue	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–21	77,098
September 23	Oregon State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 19–11	51,229
September 30	at No. 13 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 10–14	58,065
October 7	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–24	54,576
October 14	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 23–12	31,149
October 21	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 14–43	44,196
October 28	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	T 6–6	46,852
November 4	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 14–16	78,723
November 11	No. 4 Michigan	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–31	43,176	^[1]
November 18	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 8–16	27,440
November 25	Illinois	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 15–14	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
DL		Bill Windauer	Sr
LB	`20`	Andre Jackson	Fr
DE	`87`	Dan Dickel	Jr
DB	`46`	Earl Douthitt	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Frank Lauterbur

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jack Harbaugh

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

At No. 3 Ohio State

Iowa at No. 3 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 3 Buckeyes	0	7	7	7	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

2	4:06	Ohio St	Keith 1-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 7-0

3	0:26	Ohio St	Henson 4-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 14-0

4	10:04	Ohio St	Henson 1-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 21-0

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	0	6	8	14
• Hawkeyes	0	7	0	8	15

Date: November 25
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 25,000
Game weather: Cloudy and misting, 34 °F (1 °C)

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

2	4:45	Iowa	Mix 92-yard run (Kokolus kick)	Iowa 7-0

3	4:52	Illini	Greene 4-yard run (kick failed)	Iowa 7-6

4	11:26	Illini	Perrin 2-yard run (Roberson pass from Wells)	Illinois 14-7
4	4:10	Iowa	Holmes 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

^ 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.
^ "1972-73 Football Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

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