1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1972
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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

The 1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an

University of Illinois during the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 3–8 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 837 passing yards, running back George Uremovich with 611 rushing yards, and wide receiver Garvin Roberson with 569 receiving yards.[2] Center Larry McCarren and defensive end Larry Allen were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
    		• L 0–2455,493
    September 23No. 1 USC*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		L 20–5561,277
    September 30at No. 14 Washington*
    		L 11–3160,200
    October 7No. 16 Penn State*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		L 17–3560,349
    October 14at No. 4 Ohio State
    		L 7–2686,298
    October 21No. 6 Michigan
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		L 7–3164,290[4]
    October 28at Purdue
    		L 14–2061,754
    November 4at Northwestern
    		W 43–1335,235
    November 11Indiana
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		W 37–2055,077
    November 18Wisconsin
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		W 27–745,703
    November 25at Iowa
    		L 14–1525,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 54 Larry McCarren Sr
    QB 12 Mike Wells Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1972 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
    2. ^ "1972 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
    3. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
    4. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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