1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

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

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

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
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

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 Dennis Green – Graduate assistant Jack Harbaugh Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At No. 3 Ohio State

See also: 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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

See also: 1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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 4:10 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.