1972 Milwaukee Panthers football team

The 1972 Milwaukee Panthers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Jerry Fishbain in his second and final season as head coach, Milwaukee compiled a record of 6–4. The Panthers offense scored 150 points while the defense allowed 103 points.

1972 Milwaukee Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Jerry Fishbain (2nd season)
Home stadium	Shorewood 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
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
Illinois College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Northland	Ashland, WI	W 21–13
September 16	Winona State	Shorewood Stadium Shorewood, WI	W 27–0
September 23	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 17–16	8,000
September 30	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 3–31
October 7	at Missouri–Rolla	Allgood-Bailey Stadium Rolla, MO	W 20–7
October 14	Chicago Circle	Shorewood Stadium Shorewood, WI	W 28–0
October 21	Minnesota–Morris	Shorewood Stadium Shorewood, WI	L 3–16
October 28	St. Norbert	Shorewood Stadium Shorewood, WI	L 0–6
November 4	Wayne State (MI)	Shorewood Stadium Shorewood, WI	W 28–7
November 11	at Ferris State	Big Rapids, MI	L 3–7