FEATURED GAME
Beat Northwestern
23
vs
12
Quality road victory
Football History
Season Snapshot 1972 at a glance
1972 Iowa Football
3-7-1
Overall
2-6-1
Big Ten
Frank Lauterbur
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
-1.2
Simple Rating System — #69 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
23
vs Northwestern on Oct 14
Best defensive game
held them to 6
vs Michigan State (6-6)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs Michigan State (6-6)
Biggest win
by 11
vs Northwestern (23-12)
Rankings & Streaks
Home record
2-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-5
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
14
vs
16
Trophy game came up just short
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #13 Penn State
10
vs
14
Tough matchup against #13
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 Ohio State
0
vs
21
Tough matchup against #3
Compare This Team
See how the 1972 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1972 Schedule 11 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Away (3) Ohio State | 0–21 | L |
| Sep 23 | Home Oregon State | 19–11 | W |
| Sep 30 | Away (13) Penn State | 10–14 | L |
| Oct 7 | Home Purdue | 0–24 | L |
| Oct 14 | Away Northwestern | 23–12 | W |
| Oct 21 | Away Minnesota | 14–43 | L |
| Oct 28 | Home Michigan State | 6–6 | T |
| Nov 4 | Away Wisconsin | 14–16 | L |
| Nov 11 | Home (4) Michigan | 0–31 | L |
| Nov 18 | Away Indiana | 8–16 | L |
| Nov 25 | Home Illinois | 15–14 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
9.9
vs
18.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-9.0 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
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How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
75.0
vs
89.9
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-14.9 difference per game
Rush yards
148.1
vs
209.5
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-61.4 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
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Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
6.5
7.1
-0.6
Pass Att
15.9
15.6
+0.3
Pass Cmp %
41.1
45.3
-4.2
Pass Yds
75.0
89.9
-14.9
Pass TD
0.2
0.5
-0.3
Rush Att
48.8
56.9
-8.1
Rush Yds
148.1
209.5
-61.4
Rush Y/A
3.0
3.7
-0.7
Rush TD
1.1
1.8
-0.7
Plays
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Total Yds
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Yds/Play
—
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1st Downs
—
—
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Penalties
—
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Penalty Yds
—
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Fumbles
—
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Interceptions
—
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Turnovers
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Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle SkogmanQB | 11 | 24 | 57 | 42.1 | 356 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 32.4 | 93.3 |
| Butch CaldwellQB | 11 | 28 | 72 | 38.9 | 247 | 0 | 6 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 8.8 | 22.5 | 51.0 |
| Bobby OusleyQB | 11 | 20 | 44 | 45.5 | 222 | 1 | 6 | 5.0 | -0.6 | 11.1 | 20.2 | 68.1 |
| Dave HarrisRB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doug NessanQB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | -45.0 | — | 0.0 | -200.0 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Dave HarrisRB | 11 | 136 | 621 | 4.6 | 4 | 56.5 | 13 | 160 | 12.3 | 0 | 14.5 | 149 | 781 | 4 |
| Frank HolmesRB | 11 | 141 | 500 | 3.5 | 4 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 141 | 500 | 4 |
| Brian RollinsWR | 11 | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 5.8 | 29 | 378 | 13.0 | 2 | 34.4 | 33 | 442 | 2 |
| Bob SimsRB | 11 | 54 | 218 | 4.0 | 1 | 19.8 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 55 | 236 | 1 |
| Royce MixRB | 11 | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 1 | 16.3 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 3.3 | 27 | 215 | 1 |
| Brandt YocomWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 0 | 9.3 | 9 | 102 | 0 |
| Butch CaldwellQB | 11 | 50 | 60 | 1.2 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 60 | 2 |
| Jim JensenRB | 11 | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 0 | 1.8 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 3.5 | 16 | 59 | 0 |
| Steve PaulsonWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 5.3 | 6 | 58 | 0 |
| Mark FetterRB | 11 | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -0.1 | 20 | 43 | 0 |
| Rod WellingtonRB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark UrchekRB | 11 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 25 | 0 |
| Doug NelsonRB | 11 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| Jeff Clayton | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Craig JohnsonRB | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug NessanQB | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert LawsonRB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil HaymanRB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ike WhiteTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -0.6 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Scott MillikenQB | 11 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -11 | 0 |
| Frank SundermanTE | 11 | 2 | -14 | -7.0 | 0 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | -14 | 0 |
| Kyle SkogmanQB | 11 | 30 | -18 | -0.6 | 0 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -18 | 0 |
| Bobby OusleyQB | 11 | 25 | -109 | -4.4 | 0 | -9.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -109 | 0 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave HarrisRB | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Frank HolmesRB | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Brian RollinsWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Butch CaldwellQB | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Bob SimsRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Royce MixRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.5 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 16 | @ Ohio State | L 0–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 23 | Oregon State | W 19–11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30 | @ Penn State | L 10–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 7 | Purdue | L 0–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 14 | @ Northwestern | W 23–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 21 | @ Minnesota | L 14–43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 28 | Michigan State | T 6–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 4 | @ Wisconsin | L 14–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 11 | Michigan | L 0–31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 18 | @ Indiana | L 8–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 25 | Illinois | W 15–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1972 Roster 23 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Ousley | — | QB | 20 Cmp, 44 Att, 222 Yds, 1 TD |
| Butch Caldwell | — | QB | 28 Cmp, 72 Att, 247 Yds, 0 TD |
| Doug Nessan | — | QB | 0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD |
| Kyle Skogman | — | QB | 24 Cmp, 57 Att, 356 Yds, 1 TD |
| Scott Milliken | — | QB | |
| Bob Sims | — | RB | 54 Att, 218 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
| Craig Johnson | — | RB | 5 Att, 13 Yds, 2.6 Avg |
| Dave Harris | — | RB | 136 Att, 621 Yds, 4.6 Avg |
| Doug Nelson | — | RB | 11 Att, 18 Yds, 1.6 Avg |
| Frank Holmes | — | RB | 141 Att, 500 Yds, 3.5 Avg |
| Jim Jensen | — | RB | 12 Att, 20 Yds, 1.7 Avg |
| Mark Fetter | — | RB | 18 Att, 44 Yds, 2.4 Avg |
| Mark Urchek | — | RB | 13 Att, 25 Yds, 1.9 Avg |
| Phil Hayman | — | RB | 2 Att, 4 Yds, 2.0 Avg |
| Robert Lawson | — | RB | 3 Att, 4 Yds, 1.3 Avg |
| Rod Wellington | — | RB | 3 Rec, 28 Yds, 9.3 Avg |
| Royce Mix | — | RB | 24 Att, 179 Yds, 7.5 Avg |
| Frank Sunderman | — | TE | |
| Ike White | — | TE | 1 Rec, -7 Yds, -7.0 Avg |
| Brandt Yocom | — | WR | 9 Rec, 102 Yds, 11.3 Avg |
| Brian Rollins | — | WR | 29 Rec, 378 Yds, 13.0 Avg |
| Steve Paulson | — | WR | 6 Rec, 58 Yds, 9.7 Avg |
| Jeff Clayton | — | — |
1972 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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