The Penn State Nittany Lions were 11-0 in 1973. They emerged victorious over the LSU Tigers, 16 to 9, in the Orange 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 | 431 | 4,546 | 826 | 5.5 | 2,994 | 643 | 4.7 | 1,552 | 183 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 10th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 21st | 45th | 87th | 7th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 120 | 2,253 | 3.3 | 848 | 427 | 2.0 | 1,405 | 262 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 63rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 12th | 2nd | 67th | 107th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +311 | +2,293 | +826 | +2.2 | +2,146 | +216 | +2.7 | +147 | -79 | +3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 6th | 15th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 49th | 110th | 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 |