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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLarry McCarren, Larry Allen
CaptainCraig Darling, Dave Harris, Dave Simms
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Michigan + 7 1 010 1 0
No. 9 Ohio State + 7 1 09 2 0
Purdue 6 2 06 5 0
Michigan State 5 2 15 5 1
Minnesota 4 4 04 7 0
Indiana 3 5 05 6 0
Illinois 3 5 03 8 0
Iowa 2 6 13 7 1
Wisconsin 2 6 04 7 0
Northwestern 1 8 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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