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-
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
Record 12-0
Points Scored 447
Scoring Average 37.3
Points Allowed 129
Defense Average 10.8
Opponents Record 62-70
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 12-0-0
AP
5 11-0-0
Coaches
5 11-0-0
UPI
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.
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