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Indiana

B10 · 1972 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
512–692–38
0.428 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2025
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Indiana head-to-head · History & Eras

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7W 27–23
5Week 5 · Sep 26TCUH2HIND SWC5–6L 28–31
6Week 6 · Oct 3Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–8W 35–34
7Week 7 · Oct 10Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 10–2
8Week 8 · Oct 17Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7W 33–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–2L 7–44
10Week 10 · Oct 31Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9L 14–23
11Week 11 · Nov 7Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 7–21
12Week 12 · Nov 14Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–8L 20–37
13Week 13 · Nov 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–7–1W 16–8
14Week 14 · Nov 28Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–5L 7–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.399
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-31+19
  • Syracuse +5
  • Minnesota +4
  • Wisconsin +4
  • Kentucky +3
  • Iowa +3
  • Michigan -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Purdue -5
  • TCU -6
  • Illinois -8
  • Northwestern -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.455 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#82Regular Season Final#82Post-Season W1#82Post-Season W2#82Post-Season W3#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-3
+1
+8
+26
-37
-9
-14
-17
+8
-35

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#201967#421968#861969#1171970#1121971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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