1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his eighth and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers, before being fired at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 27–23	35,783
September 23		TCU*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 28–31	34,004
September 30		at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 35–34	37,500	^[1]
October 7		at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 10–2	18,444
October 14		Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 33–7	50,122
October 21	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–44	86,365
October 28		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–23	32,007
November 4		No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–21	41,336
November 11		at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 20–37	55,077
November 18		Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 16–8	27,440
November 25		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–42	65,605
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1973 NFL draftees

^ "Hoosier 'thrill show' snares 35–34 triumph". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1972 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1972 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1972 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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