1972 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team

American college football season

1972 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
Conference	Wisconsin State University Conference
Record	7–3 (6–2 WSUC)
Head coach	Forrest Perkins (17th season)
Home stadium	Warhawks Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wisconsin–Oshkosh $	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. T–16 Wisconsin–La Crosse	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–Whitewater	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin–Platteville	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–River Falls	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Forrest Perkins, the Warhawks compiled an overall record of 7–3 and a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the WSUC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 9	Northern Michigan*	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	L 14–24	^[1]
September 16	Wisconsin–La Crosse	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	L 3–9	^[2]
September 23	at Wisconsin–Stout	Menomonie, WI	W 56–0	^[3]
September 30	at Wisconsin–Platteville	Platteville, WI	W 28–0	^[4]
October 7	at Wisconsin–Superior	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 51–7	^[5]
October 14	at St. Norbert*	De Pere, WI	W 30–2	^[6]
October 21	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 35–15
October 28	at Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Eau Claire, WI	W 27–7
November 4	Wisconsin–River Falls	Warhawks Stadium Whitewater, WI	W 28–0
November 11	at Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Titan Stadium Oshkosh, WI	L 7–10
*Non-conference game

^ "Northern Michigan Nips Warhawks, 24-14". Wisconsin State Journal. September 10, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "La Crosse Dumps Whitewater, 9-3". Stevens Point Journal. Associated Press. September 18, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Warhawks Rip Stout, 56-0". Leader-Telegram. September 25, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Whitewater Rips". The La Crosse Tribune. October 1, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Whitewater Romps". The La Crosse Tribune. October 8, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wagner, Len (October 15, 1972). "Knights Lack Punch, Fall to Whitewater". Green Bay Press-Gazette – via Newspapers.com.
^ "All Time scores" (PDF). UWW Sports.com.
^ "Football year by year" (PDF). WIAC Sports.com.

v t e Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football
Venues	Perkins Stadium (1970–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905–1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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