1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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]

1972 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1972 record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coachJohn Jardine (3rd season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
UW Band forms an elephant at halftime of the Northwestern game

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Northern Illinois*
W 31–762,710
September 23Syracuse*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 31–767,234
September 30at LSU*
L 7–2769,142
October 7Northwestern
  • Camp Randal Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–1474,595
October 14at Indiana
L 7–3350,122
October 21at Michigan State
L 0–3162,638
October 28No. 4 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 20–2878,713
November 4Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 16–1478,723
November 11at Purdue
L 6–2753,507
November 18at Illinois
L 7–2745,703
November 25Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
L 6–1460,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Roster
1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Gregg Bohlig So
RB 21 Rufus Ferguson Sr
TE 86 Tom Lonnborg Sr
TE 88 Jack Novak So
G 67 Dan Schroeder Jr
C 51 Mike Webster Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 70 Tom Koch Sr
DT 79 Michael Mayer Sr
DE 78 Robert Storck Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Players in the 1973 NFL Draft

The following Wisconsin players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[5]

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Robert StorckDefensive Tackle12297Los Angeles Rams
Rufus FergusonRunning Back16404Atlanta Falcons
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References
  1. "1972 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. "Wells named to All-Big Ten team". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 28, 1972.
  3. "UM, State, Buckeyes Dominate UPI's All Big Ten Team". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). November 28, 1972. p. 5.
  4. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. "1972 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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