Conference Big Eight Conference AP No. 4 Offensive coordinator Tom Osborne (4th year) | Coaches No. 9 1972 record 9–2–1 (5–1–1 Big 8) | |
Head coach Bob Devaney (11th year) | ||
The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1972 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney, in his eleventh and final season with the Huskers, and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
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Nebraska, national champions in 1970 and 1971, entered the season top-ranked in the polls, with a 23-game winning streak and 33-game unbeaten streak.
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1972 Team Players in the NFL
The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1973 NFL Draft:
The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year's 1974 NFL Draft:
The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers sophomores selected in the 1975 NFL Draft:
NFL and Pro Players
The following is a list of 1972 Nebraska players
who joined a professional team as draftees or free agents.