1972 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Glenn Scolnik |
Captain | Ted McNulty, Joe Pawlitsch |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Minnesota | W 27–23 | 35,783 | |||
September 23 | TCU* |
| L 28–31 | 34,004 | ||
September 30 | at Kentucky* | W 35–34 | 37,500 | [1] | ||
October 7 | at Syracuse* | W 10–2 | 18,444 | |||
October 14 | Wisconsin |
| W 33–7 | 50,122 | ||
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Ohio State | L 7–44 | 86,365 | ||
October 28 | at Northwestern | L 14–23 | 32,007 | |||
November 4 | No. 4 Michigan |
| L 7–21 | 41,336 | ||
November 11 | at Illinois | L 20–37 | 55,077 | |||
November 18 | Iowa |
| W 16–8 | 27,440 | ||
November 25 | at Purdue | L 7–42 | 65,605 | |||
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1973 NFL draftees
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hoosier 'thrill show' snares 35–34 triumph". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1972 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1972 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.