1972 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1972 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Dan Boisture (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Graber (1st season)
Captain	Bill Dulac, Darrell Mossburg
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1972 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dan Boisture, the Hurons compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents, 202 to 162. The team opened the season losing three of its first four games but ended the season with a 5–1 record in the final six games, including a 28–3 victory over Central Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	at Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, WI	W 26–14
September 16	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–16
September 22	at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–42
October 7	Idaho State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–21
October 14	Quantico Marines	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–7
October 21	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	W 24–15
October 28	New Mexico Highlands	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 30–6
November 4	at St. Norbert	Minahan Stadium De Pere, WI	W 42–14
November 11	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 17–24
November 18	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 28–3
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