American college football season
UW Band forms an elephant at halftime of the Northwestern game
The 1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
Rufus Ferguson led the team with 1,004 rushing yards, was selected as the team's most valuable player, and was chosen by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team running back, and by the United Press International (UPI) as a second-team running back, on the 1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2] Three other Wisconsin players received All-Big Ten honors: center Mike Webster (UPI-2); offensive guard Keith Nosbusch (AP-2, UPI-2); linebacker Dave Lokanc (AP-1, UPI-2).[2][3]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | Northern Illinois* | | W 31–7 | 62,710 |
September 23 | Syracuse* | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 31–7 | 67,234 |
September 30 | at LSU* | | L 7–27 | 69,142 |
October 7 | Northwestern | - Camp Randal Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 21–14 | 74,595 |
October 14 | at Indiana | | L 7–33 | 50,122 |
October 21 | at Michigan State | | L 0–31 | 62,638 |
October 28 | No. 4 Ohio State | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| L 20–28 | 78,713 |
November 4 | Iowa | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (rivalry)
| W 16–14 | 78,723 |
November 11 | at Purdue | | L 6–27 | 53,507 |
November 18 | at Illinois | | L 7–27 | 45,703 |
November 25 | Minnesota | | L 6–14 | 60,746 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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70
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Tom Koch
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Sr
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DT
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79
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Michael Mayer
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Sr
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DE
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78
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Robert Storck
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Players in the 1973 NFL Draft[]
The following Wisconsin players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[5]
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