1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Player Position Round Pick Franchise
John Dutton DE 1 5 Baltimore Colts
Steve Manstedt LB 4 79 Houston Oilers
Daryl White G 4 98 Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Wolfe T 6 156 Miami Dolphins
Maury Damkroger LB 7 178 New England Patriots
Frosty Anderson WR 10 235 New Orleans Saints
1972 Team Players in the NFL
The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1973 NFL Draft : [ 12 ] Player Position Round Pick Franchise Johnny Rodgers WR 1 25 San Diego Chargers Willie Harper LB 2 41 San Francisco 49ers Monte Johnson LB 2 49 Oakland Raiders Bill Olds RB 3 61 Baltimore Colts Rich Glover DT 3 69 New York Giants Doug Dumler C 5 108 New England Patriots Joe Blahak DB 8 183 Houston Oilers Bill Janssen T 8 206 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Mason DB 10 246 Minnesota Vikings Jerry List TE 11 283 Oakland Raiders The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year 's 1974 NFL Draft : [ 13 ]
The 1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1972 NCAA University Division 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. 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.