1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1972 record	3–7–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Frank Lauterbur
MVP	Dan Dickel
Captain	3 Craig Darling Dave Harris Dave Simms
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1972 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#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

The 1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1972 college football season. This season marks the last season the Hawkeyes played in Iowa Stadium before it was renamed Kinnick Stadium after Iowa Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	at #3 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 0–21	77,098
September 23	Oregon State*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 19–11	51,229
September 30	at #13 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 10–14	58,065
October 7	Purdue		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–24	54,576
October 14	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 23–12	31,149
October 21	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 14–43	44,196
October 28	Michigan State		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		T 6–6	46,852
November 4	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 14–16	78,723
November 11	#4 Michigan		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–31	43,176
November 18	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 8–16	27,440
November 25	Illinois		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 15–14	25,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.