American college football season
1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–8 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Bob Blackman (2nd season)
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MVP | Larry McCarren, Larry Allen |
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Captain | Larry McCarren, John Wiza |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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The 1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the 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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Michigan State | | L 0–24 | 55,493 | |
September 23 | No. 1 USC* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| L 20–55 | 61,277 | |
September 30 | at No. 14 Washington* | | L 11–31 | 60,200 | |
October 7 | No. 16 Penn State* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| L 17–35 | 60,349 | |
October 14 | at No. 4 Ohio State | | L 7–26 | 86,298 | |
October 21 | No. 6 Michigan | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| L 7–31 | 64,290 | [4] |
October 28 | at Purdue | | L 14–20 | 61,754 | |
November 4 | at Northwestern | | W 43–13 | 35,235 | |
November 11 | Indiana | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 37–20 | 55,077 | |
November 18 | Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 27–7 | 45,703 | |
November 25 | at Iowa | | L 14–15 | 25,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1972 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "1972 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (October 21, 1972). "U-M Rips Illinois for 6th in Row, 31–7". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
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Venues | - Illinois Field (1890–1922)
- Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
- Soldier Field (1994–present)
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