The 1972 Heidelberg Student Princes football team was an American football team that represented

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as a member of the Red Division of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the

1972 NCAA College Division football season The 1972 NCAA College Division football season was the 17th and final season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference realignment Membership ...

. In their second year under head coach Armin Riesen, the Student Princes compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season and then defeated in the first OAC Championship Game and in the

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl The NCAA Division III Football Championship began in 1973. The Division III playoffs begin with 32 teams selected to participate in the Division III playoffs. The Division III championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl ...

. They outscored opponents by a total of 317 to 106. The team's statistical leaders included junior quarterback Jim Ruth with 1,742 passing yards and junior fullback Bob Hunt with 888 rushing yards and 54 points scored. The 1972 season was one of four perfect seasons in Heidelberg football history, the others being in 1930,

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, and 1955.

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{{Reflist Heidelberg Heidelberg Student Princes football seasons Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons College football undefeated seasons Heidelberg Student Princes football