The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-1 in 1972. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners, 14 to 0, in the Sugar Bowl.
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |