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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Stanford  20   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Navy  39   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Iowa  27   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Air Force  19   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Army  54   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Syracuse  49   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. West Virginia  62   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Maryland  42   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. North Carolina State  35   29   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Ohio  49   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Pittsburgh  35   13   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Louisiana State  16   9   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Points Scored447
  Scoring Average37.3
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record62-70
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-0
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
512-0-0 AP
511-0-0 Coaches
511-0-0 UPI
  
1973 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 3-5-2133222   Ollie Keller
Penn State 12-0447129Won  16-9  Joe Paterno
Houston 11-1363142Won  47-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 11-038289Won  24-23  Ara R. Parseghian
Temple 9-1353167   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 9-3228194Lost  7-47  Bennie Ellender
Nevada Las Vegas 8-3304151   Ron Meyer
Boston College 7-4311174   Joseph Joe Yukica
Nevada 7-4295143   Jerry Scattine
South Carolina 7-4347261   Paul Dietzel
Utah State 7-4230202   Phil Krueger
Air Force 6-4223239   Ben Martin
Pittsburgh 6-5-1225211Lost  7-28  Johnny Majors
Southern Mississippi 6-4-1227166   P.W. Bear Underwood
West Virginia 6-5212266   Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech 5-6192211   Bill Fulcher
Miami 5-6163240   Peter R. Elliot
Cincinnati 4-7210109   Tony Mason
Marshall 4-7212288   Jack Lengyel
Navy 4-7221232   George Welsh
James Madison 3-5149164   Challace McMillin
Liberty 3-3145115   Lee Royer
Syracuse 2-9129288   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech 2-9223380   Charlie Coffey
Army 0-1067382   Tom Cahill
Florida State 0-1198331   Larry Jones

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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