1972 Indiana
5–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by John Pont. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 33–7Oct 14
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs Minnesota | W 27–23 | 51% |
| Sep 23 | vs TCU | L 28–31 | 46% |
| Sep 30 | at Kentucky | W 35–34 | 38% |
| Oct 7 | at Syracuse | W 10–2 | 36% |
| Oct 14 | vs Wisconsin | W 33–7 | 49% |
| Oct 21 | at 4Ohio State | L 7–44 | 22% |
| Oct 28 | at Northwestern | L 14–23 | 46% |
| Nov 4 | vs 4Michigan | L 7–21 | 20% |
| Nov 11 | at Illinois | L 20–37 | 45% |
| Nov 18 | vs Iowa | W 16–8 | 66% |
| Nov 25 | at Purdue | L 7–42 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 42–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 204–272
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1400 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.6 No. 97 of 121; offense No. 81, defense No. 97
- SRS
- −1.8 No. 67 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ted McNulty and Joe Pawlitsch
- Most valuable player
- Glenn Scolnik
Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 5 | Mike Fulk LB | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | Glenn Scolnik WR | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Glenn ScolnikFlankers
Second team
- Ken StarlingBAP-2
- Bill GeigerOTAP-2
- Mike FulkLBAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1972 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1972 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | 6 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–2 | 9 |
| Purdue | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
 Michigan State | 5–2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Illinois | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa | 2–6–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 1–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.