Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Northern Illinois* | | W 31–7 | 62,710 | |
September 23 | Syracuse* | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 31–7 | 67,234 | |
September 30 | at LSU* | | L 7–27 | 69,142 | [4] |
October 7 | Northwestern | - Camp Randal Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 21–14 | 74,595 | |
October 14 | at Indiana | | L 7–33 | 50,122 | |
October 21 | at Michigan State | | L 0–31 | 62,638 | |
October 28 | No. 4 Ohio State | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| L 20–28 | 78,713 | |
November 4 | Iowa | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (rivalry)
| W 16–14 | 78,723 | |
November 11 | at Purdue | | L 6–27 | 53,507 | |
November 18 | at Illinois | | L 7–27 | 45,703 | |
November 25 | Minnesota | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (rivalry)
| L 6–14 | 60,746 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
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
- Redshirt
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Players in the 1973 NFL Draft
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References
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- ^ "1972 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wells named to All-Big Ten team". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 28, 1972.
- ^ "UM, State, Buckeyes Dominate UPI's All Big Ten Team". Ludington Daily News (UPI story). November 28, 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Badgers lose to LSU, 27–7". The La Crosse Tribune. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "1972 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 1, 2017.