| 1972 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Van Dusen (1st as OC; 2nd overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lew Stueck (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Rufus Ferguson |
| Captain | Dave Lokanc Keith Nosbusch |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall 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 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 | Source |
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| September 16 | Northern Illinois* | W 31–7 | 62,710 | ||
| September 23 | Syracuse* |
| W 31–7 | 67,234 | |
| September 30 | at LSU* | L 7–27 | 69,142 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Northwestern |
| 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 |
| L 20–28 | 78,713 | |
| November 4 | Iowa |
| 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 | |
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Roster
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Players in the 1973 NFL Draft
The following Wisconsin players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[6]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Robert Storck | Defensive Tackle | 12 | 297 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rufus Ferguson | Running Back | 16 | 404 | Atlanta Falcons |
References
- ↑ "1972 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wells named to All-Big Ten team". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 28, 1972.
- ↑ "UM, State, Buckeyes Dominate UPI's All Big Ten Team". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). November 28, 1972. p. 5.
- ↑ "Badgers lose to LSU, 27–7". The La Crosse Tribune. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ↑ "1972 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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