1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1972 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Van Dusen (1st as OC; 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorLew Stueck (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPRufus Ferguson
CaptainDave Lokanc
Keith Nosbusch
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
UW Band forms an elephant at halftime of the Northwestern game

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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[4]
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 4Iowadagger
  • 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 (rivalry)
L 6–1460,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Roster[edit]

1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 66 Mike Becker Jr
QB 14 Gregg Bohlig So
G 63 Bob Braun Sr
RB 25 Tony Davis So
RB 21 Rufus Ferguson Sr
WR 84 Mike Haas Sr
RB 22 Duane Johnson Fr
OT 75 Bob Johnson So
OT 70 Dennis Lick Fr
TE 86 Tom Lonnborg Sr
FB 30 Gary Lund Sr
RB 39 Jeff Mack So
OT 62 Keith Nosbusch (C) Sr
TE 88 Jack Novak So
C 53 John Pagel Sr
C 52 Mike Passini Sr
WR 87 Rod Rhodes So
FB 23 Chuck Richardson Sr
WR 45 Art Sanger Jr
G 67 Dan Schroeder Jr
QB 15 Rudy Steiner  Sr
C 51 Mike Webster Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 58 Ed Bosold Jr
S 19 Chris Davis Jr
S 46 Ron Buss Sr
DE 69 Phil Connors Sr
LB 35 Bob Hanssen Jr
DT 54 Brian Harney Jr
LB 56 John Hoffman Jr
DT 70 Tom Koch Sr
DT 60 Mark Levenhagen Jr
LB 57 Dave Lokanc (C) Sr
DT 79 Michael Mayer Sr
DT 77 Angelo Messina Jr
LB 59 Todd Nordwig Jr
CB 24 Alvin Peabody So
DB 28 Randy Safranek Sr
LB 50 David Schrader Sr
DT 74 Jim Schymanski Jr
DE 81 Mike Seifert Jr
DE 78 Bob Storck Sr
CB 29 Jim Wesley Jr
LB 47 Mark Zakula So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Rich Barrios Jr
P 41 Stan Williams So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Larry Van Dusen – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs
  • Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • George Chryst – Junior Varsity Offensive Coach
  • Norm Dow – Quarterbacks
  • Jim Martin – Wide Receivers
  • Charlie McBride – Offensive Line
  • Dick Selcer – Defensive Backs
  • Dick Teteak – Defensive Line
  • LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Players in the 1973 NFL Draft[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "1972 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Badgers lose to LSU, 27–7". The La Crosse Tribune. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "1972 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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