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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: John Pont
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Minnesota	27	23	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Texas Christian	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Kentucky	35	34	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Syracuse	10	2	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Wisconsin	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Ohio State	7	44	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Northwestern	14	23	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Michigan	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Illinois	20	37	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Iowa	16	8	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Purdue	7	42	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	204
Scoring Average	18.5
Points Allowed	272
Defense Average	24.7
Opponents Record	54-66
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	4-7	185	304		4-4	151	183	Cal Stoll
Indiana	5-6	204	272		3-5	131	205	John Pont
Illinois	3-8	197	277		3-5	149	156	Robert L. Bob Blackman
Michigan	10-1	264	57		7-1	162	34	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-2	280	171	Lost 17-42	7-1	199	97	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-5	245	135		6-2	196	61	Bob DeMoss
Michigan State	5-5-1	158	156		5-2-1	136	68	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Wisconsin	4-7	152	229		2-6	83	188	John Jardine
Iowa	3-7-1	109	208		2-6-1	80	183	Frank X. Lauterbur
Northwestern	2-9	146	290		1-8	119	231	Alex Agase

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.