1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team

	1972 Big Ten football standings
	§ – Conference co-champions ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1972 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1972 college football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16*	Northern Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 31–7	62,710
September 23*	Syracuse	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 31–7	67,234
September 30*	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–27	69,142
October 7	[[{{{school}}}\|Northwestern]]	Camp Randal Stadium • Madison, WI	W 21–14	74,595
October 14	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 7–33	50,122
October 21	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 0–31	62,638
October 28	#4 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 20–28	78,713
November 4†	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 16–14	78,723
November 11	at Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 6–27	53,507
November 18	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 7–27	45,703
November 25	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 6–14	60,746
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1972 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6/6 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#9/3 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 / Coaches' Poll