Gopher Football 1972 Season

1972 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/16/1972 @ Indiana (5-6) L 23-27 09/23/1972 Colorado (8-4) L 6-38 09/30/1972 @ Nebraska (9-2-1) L 0-49 10/07/1972 Kansas (4-7) L 28-34 10/14/1972 Purdue (6-5) L 3-28 10/21/1972 Homecoming Iowa (3-7-1) W 43-14 10/28/1972 @ Michigan (10-1) L 0-42 11/04/1972 @ Ohio State (9-2) L 19-27 11/11/1972 Northwestern (2-9) W 35-29 11/18/1972 Michigan State (5-5-1) W 14-10 11/25/1972 @ Wisconsin (4-7) W 14-6

1972 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Ohio State 7 1 0 .875 9 2 0 .818 Michigan 7 1 0 .875 10 1 0 .909 Purdue 6 2 0 .750 6 5 0 .545 Michigan State 5 2 1 .688 5 5 1 .500 Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 4 7 0 .364 Indiana 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455 Illinois 3 5 0 .375 3 8 0 .273 Iowa 2 6 1 .278 3 7 1 .318 Wisconsin 2 6 0 .250 4 7 0 .364 Northwestern 1 8 0 .111 2 9 0 .182

Season notes:

Coached by Cal Stoll (1st season).

1972 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Southern California 12-0-0 2. Oklahoma 11-1-0 3. Texas 10-1-0 4. Nebraska 9-2-1 5. Auburn 10-1-0 6. Michigan 10-1-0 7. Alabama 10-2-0 8. Tennessee 10-2-0 9. Ohio State 9-2-0 10. Penn State 10-2-0 11. Louisiana State 9-2-1 12. North Carolina 11-1-0 13. Arizona State 10-2-0 14. Notre Dame 8-3-0 15. UCLA 8-3-0 16. Colorado 8-4-0 17. North Carolina State 8-3-1 18. Louisville 9-1-0 19. Washington State 7-4-0 20. Georgia Tech 7-4-1

1. Southern California 12-0-0 2. Oklahoma 11-1-0 3. Ohio State 9-2-0 4. Alabama 10-2-0 5. Texas 10-1-0 6. Michigan 10-1-0 7. Auburn 10-1-0 8. Penn State 10-2-0 9. Nebraska 9-2-1 10. Louisiana State 9-2-1 11. Tennessee 10-2-0 12. Notre Dame 8-3-0 13. Arizona State 10-2-0 14. Colorado 8-4-0 14. North Carolina 11-1-0 16. Louisville 9-1-0 17. UCLA 8-3-0 17. Washington State 7-4-0 19. Utah State 8-3-0 20. San Diego State 10-1-0

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1972 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/01/1973 Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 Sugar Bowl - 12/31/1972 Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0 Cotton Bowl - 01/01/1973 Texas 17, Alabama 13 Sun Bowl - 12/30/1972 North Carolina 32, Texas Tech 28 Gator Bowl - 12/30/1972 Auburn 24, Colorado 3 Tangerine Bowl - 12/29/1972 Tampa 21, Kent 18 Liberty Bowl - 12/18/1972 Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30 Peach Bowl - 12/29/1972 North Carolina State 49, West Virginia 13 Fiesta Bowl - 12/23/1972 Arizona State 49, Missouri 35 Bluebonnet Bowl - 12/30/1972 Tennessee 24, Louisiana State 17