1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1973Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 16–9 vs. LSU
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 5
AP
No. 5
Record
12–0
Head coach
Joe Paterno (8th season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Jim O'Hora (8th season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
John Cappelletti
Randy Crowder
Mark Markovich
Ed O'Neil
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
11
–
0
–
0
No. 5 Penn State
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 9 Houston
–
11
–
1
–
0
Temple
–
9
–
1
–
0
No. 20 Tulane
–
9
–
3
–
0
Memphis State
–
8
–
3
–
0
Tampa
–
8
–
3
–
0
Boston College
–
7
–
4
–
0
South Carolina
–
7
–
4
–
0
Utah State
–
7
–
4
–
0
Air Force
–
6
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
6
–
4
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
6
–
5
–
0
West Virginia
–
6
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
6
–
5
–
1
Colgate
–
5
–
5
–
0
Dayton
–
5
–
5
–
1
Xavier
–
5
–
5
–
1
Georgia Tech
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
5
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
5
–
6
–
0
Cincinnati
–
4
–
7
–
0
Marshall
–
4
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
4
–
7
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
3
–
7
–
1
Villanova
–
3
–
8
–
0
Syracuse
–
2
–
9
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
2
–
9
–
0
Army
–
0
–
10
–
0
Florida State
–
0
–
11
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Penn State's third undefeated season under Joe Paterno was led by John Cappelletti who would become the first Penn State player to win the Heisman Trophy.
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