Iowa Hawkeyes

1972 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
66	Murphy Anderson M. Anderson	OL	6'2"	227	JR
56	Denny Armington D. Armington	LB	6'0"	190	SO
76	Leonard Bolton L. Bolton		6'5"	215	SO
40	Rick Brooks R. Brooks	DB	6'0"	185	JR
67	Larry Bush L. Bush	DL	6'0"	205	SO
	Butch Caldwell B. Caldwell	QB
44	Tim Cerney T. Cerney	DB	5'11"	177	SO
	Jeff Clayton J. Clayton
77	Ron Conatser R. Conatser		6'2"	235	JR
28	Mike Cooper M. Cooper	K	6'2"	185	SR
23	Charley Cross C. Cross	DB	6'0"	173	SR
72	Craig Darling C. Darling	OL	6'4"	245	SR
87	Dan Dickel D. Dickel	DL	6'3"	215	JR
79	Mike Diliner M. Diliner		6'1"	228	SR
27	Kerry Dolan K. Dolan	K	5'8"	155	SO
42	Earl Douthitt E. Douthitt	DB	6'2"	176	SO
81	Mike Elgin M. Elgin	DL	6'2"	215	SO
18	Bob Elliot B. Elliot	DB	5'10"	175	SO
69	Mark Essy M. Essy	DL	5'10"	197	SO
64	John Farrell J. Farrell	DL	6'2"	210	SR
	Mark Fetter M. Fetter	RB
15	Rob Fick R. Fick	RB	6'2"	197	JR
54	Marvin Glasgow M. Glasgow	OL	6'6"	255	SR
32	James Hall J. Hall	FB	5'11"	201	SO
12	Dave Harris D. Harris	RB	5'11"	175	SR
	Phil Hayman P. Hayman	RB
86	Lynn Heil L. Heil	DL	6'6"	225	SO
57	Doug Holland D. Holland	LB	6'1"	210	SO
31	Frank Holmes F. Holmes	RB	5'11"	225	SR
82	Dave Jackson D. Jackson	WR	6'3"	182	JR
	Jim Jensen J. Jensen	RB
85	Roger Jerrick R. Jerrick	TE	6'3"	202	JR
16	Craig Johnson C. Johnson	RB	6'0"	185	SR
71	Jim Kaiser J. Kaiser	OL	6'2"	225	SR
20	Harry Kokolus H. Kokolus	K	5'10"	180	JR
55	Dan LaFleur D. LaFleur	LB	6'1"	215	SO
	Robert Lawson R. Lawson	RB
61	Rich Lutz R. Lutz	DL	6'0"	221	SR
26	Al Matthews A. Matthews	RB	5'11"	180	SR
60	Dan McCarney D. McCarney	OL	6'2"	210	SO
50	Jock Michelson J. Michelson	OL	6'2"	220	SO
14	Scott Milliken S. Milliken	QB	6'2"	185	SO
	Royce Mix R. Mix	RB
88	Ed Morrissey E. Morrissey	TE	6'3"	189	JR
73	John Muller J. Muller	OL	6'3"	255	SR
37	Doug Nelson D. Nelson	FB	6'1"	195	SO
74	Jerry Nelson J. Nelson	DL	6'0"	225	SR
51	Mark G. Nelson M. G. Nelson	DL	6'0"	192	JR
90	Mark S. Nelson M. S. Nelson	DL	6'4"	215	SO
	Doug Nessan D. Nessan	QB
10	Bobby Ousley B. Ousley	QB	6'1"	186	SO
84	Steve Paulson S. Paulson	WR	6'1"	185	SO
63	Paul Pauluzzi P. Pauluzzi	OL	6'2"	215	SO
70	Warren Peiffer W. Peiffer	OL	6'5"	230	SO
29	Rick Penney R. Penney	DB	5'11"	160	SO
52	Mark Phillips M. Phillips	OL	6'4"	210	SO
21	Jerry Reardon J. Reardon	DB	6'1"	166	SR
59	Doug Rittler D. Rittler	DL	6'3"	218	SO
68	Ernie Roberson E. Roberson	OL	6'1"	240	JR
83	Brian Rollins B. Rollins	WR	6'1"	172	JR
58	Bill Sheeder B. Sheeder	LB	6'1"	220	JR
35	Dave Simms D. Simms	LB	6'2"	220	SR
33	Bob Sims B. Sims	FB	5'11"	215	SR
11	Kyle Skogman K. Skogman	QB	6'0"	192	SR
45	Dan Steinke D. Steinke	DB	6'1"	175	SO
13	Frank Sunderman F. Sunderman	TE	6'3"	220	SR
46	Sidney Thomas S. Thomas	DB	6'1"	190	SO
19	Brad Trickey B. Trickey	QB	5'11"	175	SO
25	Mark Urchek M. Urchek	RB	6'1"	181	SO
75	Jim Waschek J. Waschek	OL	6'3"	225	JR
78	Steve Welk S. Welk		6'6"	235	SO
	Rod Wellington R. Wellington	RB
30	Mike Wendling M. Wendling	DB	5'11"	181	SR
89	Ike White I. White	TE	6'3"	222	SR
65	Bill Windauer B. Windauer		6'3"	245	SR
80	Brandt Yocom B. Yocom	WR	6'1"	188	SO
53	Harry Young H. Young	LB	6'0"	220	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375