1972 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

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.^[1]

1972 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Dan Boisture (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Graber (1st season)
Captains	Bill Dulac Darrell Mossburg
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	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
Ball State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Oshkosh, WI	W 26–14	2,500
September 16	1:30 p.m.	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–16	16,300
September 22	8:04 p.m.	at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 0–42	14,407
October 7		Idaho State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–21	9,400	[2]
October 14		Quantico Marines	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–7	13,874
October 21		at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	W 24–15	5,415
October 28		New Mexico Highlands	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 30–6	6,100
November 4		at St. Norbert	Minahan Stadium De Pere, WI	W 42–14	2,500
November 11		at No. 2 Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 17–24	15,736	[3]
November 18		at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 28–3	12,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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After the season

The following Hurons were selected in the 1973 NFL draft after the season.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	167	Bill DuLac	Guard	Los Angeles Rams
10	260	Ron Fernandes	Defensive end	Miami Dolphins