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

3,239

Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

3,086

Veltkamp

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

29

Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.1

43.9

42.2

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

526.7

520.7

520.1

518.1

512.3

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

334.9

331.0

328.9

322.9

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	8	2	.800
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Penn State	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	7	.300
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	7	.300

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	8	2	.800
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	LSU	6	4	.600
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	6	.400
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	5	5	.500
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	2	.800
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	San Jose State	5	6	.455
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	3	.700
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	8	2	.800
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	9	1	.900
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400