1972 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1972 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGlenn Scolnik
Captains
  • Ted McNulty
  • Joe Pawlitsch
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his eighth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers, before being fired at the end of the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Minnesota
W 27–2335,783[1]
September 23TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 28–3134,004[2]
September 30at Kentucky*
W 35–3437,500[3]
October 7at Syracuse*
W 10–218,444[4]
October 14Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–750,122[5]
October 211:30 p.m.at No. 4 Ohio State
L 7–4486,365[6]
October 28at Northwestern
L 14–2332,007[7]
November 4No. 4 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2141,336[8]
November 11at Illinois
L 20–3755,077[9]
November 18Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 16–827,440[10]
November 25at Purdue
L 7–4265,065[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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1973 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Fulk Linebacker 5 112 San Francisco 49ers
Glenn Skolnik Wide receiver 6 154 Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Lintner Defensive back 8 184 Philadelphia Eagles
Rob Spicer Linebacker 9 222 New York Jets
Ted McNulty Quarterback 15 380 Cincinnati Bengals

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References

  1. ^ "Comeback Hoosiers nudge Gophers in Big 10 football opener, 27–23". The Kokomo Tribune. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Christian continues hex on Indiana's Hoosiers, 31–28". The Kokomo Tribune. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hoosier 'thrill show' snares 35–34 triumph". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indiana splashes to win over Syracuse". The Saginaw News. October 8, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hoosiers thump Wisconsin, 33–7". Chronicle Tribune. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buckeyes whip Hoosiers 44–7". The Bay City Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lash's 'freak' touchdown spurs Northwestern past IU". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michigan clears IU test". The Palladium-Item. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Illini's Uremovich leads 37–20 victory over game Hoosiers". The Muncie Star. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hawks lose on field goals". Omaha World-Herald. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Otis revamps records, destroys IU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1972 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "1972 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "1972 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearbook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Indiana)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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