1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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The 1972 Penn State Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. As a result of using ineligible players, the Oklahoma Sooners were ordered to forfeit seven wins from their 1972 season, including their on-field win over the Nittany Lions. However, Paterno and Penn State refused to accept the forfeit, and the bowl game is officially recorded as a loss.[1]

Quick Facts Penn State Nittany Lions football, Eastern champion ...
1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Sugar Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Hora (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
 1971
1973 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State    10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
West Virginia    8 4 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Northern Illinois    7 4 0
Rutgers    7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech    7 4 1
Air Force    6 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Virginia Tech    6 4 1
Houston    6 4 1
Tulane    6 5 0
Temple    5 4 0
Colgate    5 4 1
Holy Cross    5 4 1
Syracuse    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Dayton    4 6 1
Boston College    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Southern Miss    3 7 1
Xavier    3 8 0
Marshall    2 8 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Villanova    2 9 0
Pittsburgh    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 7 TennesseeNo. 6L 21–2871,647
September 23NavyNo. 11W 21–1050,547
September 30IowaNo. 13
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 14–1058,065
October 7at IllinoisNo. 16W 35–1760,349
October 14at ArmyNo. 15W 45–042,352
October 21SyracusedaggerNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 17–060,465
October 28at No. 18 West VirginiaNo. 11ABCW 28–1937,000[2]
November 4MarylandNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 46–1658,171[3]
November 11NC StateNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 37–2254,274[4][5]
November 18at Boston CollegeNo. 6W 45–2623,119
November 25PittsburghNo. 6
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 49–2738,600
December 31vs. No. 2 OklahomaNo. 5ABCL 0–1480,123
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 74 Jeff Bleamer So
C 50 Rick Brown Sr
RB 22 John Cappelletti Jr
OT 77 Charlie Getty Jr
WR 28 Gary Hayman Jr
QB 16 John Hufnagel Sr
OT 65 Phil LaPorta Jr
C 54 Mark Markovich Jr
G 69 Carl Schaukowitch Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 68 Doug Allen Jr
DE 83 Bruce Bannon Sr
DT 53 Randy Crowder Jr
LB 66 Chris Devlin So
DE 85 Dave Graf So
DT 79 Mike Hartenstine So
LB 41 Tom Hull Jr
LB 47 Jim Laslavic Sr
LB 89 Ed O'Neil Jr
LB 81 John Skorupan Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP56 (1)1113161512111010665510
Coaches6714 т161917131011118778Not released
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Post season

NFL Draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1973 NFL draft.

Awards

Walter Camp Coach of the Year

References

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