The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-2 in 1974. They emerged victorious over the Baylor Bears, 41 to 20, in the Cotton 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 | 281 | 4,147 | 838 | 4.9 | 2,766 | 646 | 4.3 | 1,381 | 192 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 22nd | 13th | 42nd | 29th | 20th | 39th | 52nd | 66th | 37th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 122 | 2,896 | 3.9 | 1,322 | 499 | 2.6 | 1,574 | 252 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 60th | 22nd | 18th | 10th | 21st | 10th | 112th | 120th | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | +159 | +1,251 | +838 | +1.1 | +1,444 | +147 | +1.6 | -193 | -60 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 14th | 13th | 18th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 85th | 99th | 40th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |