The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-1 in 1972. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners, 14 to 0, in the Sugar Bowl.
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1972 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 11 | 358 | 4,425 | 805 | 5.5 | 2,230 | 568 | 3.9 | 2,195 | 237 | 9.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 12th | 37th | 11th | 40th | 47th | 46th | 15th | 56th | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 175 | 3,239 | 4.1 | 1,264 | 488 | 2.6 | 1,975 | 303 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 94th | 47th | 30th | 12th | 29th | 6th | 116th | 119th | 71st | ||||||||||
Net | +183 | +1,186 | +805 | +1.4 | +966 | +80 | +1.3 | +220 | -66 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 13th | 37th | 11th | 25th | 37th | 21st | 44th | 101st | 8th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Texas A&M 
Ole Miss | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  South Florida | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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