CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1972 Iowa

3–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠6–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Frank Lauterbur.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1972, game by game: lost at No. 3 Ohio State 0–21; won vs. Oregon State 19–11; lost at No. 13 Penn State 10–14; lost vs. Purdue 0–24; won at Northwestern 23–12; lost at Minnesota 14–43; tied vs. Michigan State 6–6; lost at Wisconsin 14–16; lost vs. No. 4 Michigan 0–31; lost at Indiana 8–16; won vs. Illinois 15–14+11−31Lost 0–21 at No. 3 Ohio State-21No. 3 Ohio StateWon 19–11 vs. Oregon State+8Oregon StateLost 10–14 at No. 13 Penn State-4No. 13 Penn StateLost 0–24 vs. Purdue-24PurdueWon 23–12 at Northwestern+11NorthwesternLost 14–43 at Minnesota-29MinnesotaTied 6–6 vs. Michigan State0Michigan StateLost 14–16 at Wisconsin-2WisconsinLost 0–31 vs. No. 4 Michigan-31No. 4 MichiganLost 8–16 at Indiana-8IndianaWon 15–14 vs. Illinois+1Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16at3Ohio StateL 0–⁠2117%
Sep 23vsOregon StateW 19–⁠1141%
Sep 30at13Penn StateL 10–⁠1412%
Oct 7vsPurdueL 0–⁠2453%
Oct 14atNorthwesternW 23–⁠1223%
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 14–⁠4346%
Oct 28vsMichigan StateT 6–⁠635%
Nov 4atWisconsinL 14–⁠1632%
Nov 11vs4MichiganL 0–⁠3112%
Nov 18atIndianaL 8–⁠1634%
Nov 25vsIllinoisW 15–⁠1439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 15–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1972.

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠6–⁠1 8th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠208
Coach
Frank Lauterbur
Elo
1339 −26 this season
SP+ rating
-7.7 No. 91 of 121; offense No. 117, defense No. 39
SRS
−1.9 No. 68 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Craig Darling, Dave Harris and Dave Simms
Most valuable player
Dan Dickel

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 7John Muller OTGreen Bay Packers

All-Big Ten

4 second team

Second team

  • John MullerOTAP-2
  • Andre JacksonLBAP-2
  • Rick PenneyDBAP-2
  • Earl HouthittDBUPI-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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan7–⁠110–⁠16
Ohio State7–⁠19–⁠29
Purdue6–⁠26–⁠5
Michigan State5–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Minnesota4–⁠44–⁠7
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠6
Illinois3–⁠53–⁠8
Iowa2–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠64–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.