1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 10
1972 record	10–2
Head coach	Joe Paterno (7th year)
Captain	Gregg Ducatte
Captain	Jim Heller
Captain	John Hufnagel
Captain	Carl Schaukowitch
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 57,538)

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	at No. 7 Tennessee	No. 6	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 21–28	71,647
September 23	Navy	No. 11	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 21–10	50,547
September 30	Iowa	No. 13	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 14–10	58,065
October 7	at Illinois	No. 16	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		W 35–17	60,349
October 14	at Army	No. 15	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 45–0	42,352
October 21	Syracuse	No. 12	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 17–0	60,465
October 28	at No. 18 West Virginia	No. 11	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	ABC	W 28–19	37,000
November 4	Maryland	No. 10	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 46–16	58,171
November 11	North Carolina State	No. 10	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 37–22	54,274
November 18	at Boston College	No. 6	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 45–26	23,119
November 25	Pittsburgh	No. 6	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 49–27	38,600
December 31	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma	No. 5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 0–14	80,123
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1973 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
3rd	19	71	Jim Laslavic	Linebacker	Detroit Lions
5th	12	116	Bruce Bannon	Linebacker	New York Jets
6th	6	136	John Skorupan	Linebacker	Buffalo Bills
14th	10	348	John Hufnagel	Quarterback	Denver Broncos
15th	17	381	Carl Schaukowitch	Offensive guard	New York Giants

Awards

Joe Paterno

Walter Camp Coach of the Year

References

↑ Brant, Tim (January 11, 2008). "After Further Review... The NCAA Weighs-In". ABC 7 News. Retrieved November 4, 2008.

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game child sex abuse scandal

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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