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Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-1 in 1972. They fell to the Oklahoma Sooners, 14 to 0, in the Sugar Bowl.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
12/31
@
OKLA OKLA
L
0-14
Sat
11/25
vs
PITT PITT
W
49-27
Sat
11/18
@
BC BC
W
45-26
Sat
11/11
vs
NCST NCST
W
37-22
Sat
11/4
vs
MD MD
W
46-16

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,039

Hufnagel

Hufnagel

RUSH YDS

1,117

Cappelletti

Cappelletti

REC YDS

460

Natale

Natale

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
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

Related Searches

CFB 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,494

Ward

Cam Ward

3,476

McCord

Kyle McCord

3,396

Dart

Jaxson Dart
Rush Yards Leaders

1,893

Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty

1,422

Hampton

Omarion Hampton

1,328

Johnson

Kaleb Johnson
Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Nash

Nick Nash

1,169

Fannin

Harold Fannin Jr.

1,136

McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan
Pass TD Leaders

32

Ward

Cam Ward

27

Sanders

Shedeur Sanders

27

Morris

Chandler Morris
Rush TD Leaders

26

Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty

21

Daily

Bryson Daily

21

Sampson

Dylan Sampson
Rec TD Leaders

14

Nash

Nick Nash

11

Williams

Kyle Williams

10

Sheffield

DT Sheffield
QB Rating Leaders

188.5

Dart

Jaxson Dart

182.7

Rourke

Kurtis Rourke

181.9

Howard

Will Howard
Sack Leaders

15.0

Green

Mike Green

13.0

Powell-Ryland

Antwaun Powell-Ryland

11.5

White

Trey White

CFB 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Miami

45.0

Indiana

43.9

Boise State

43.6

Ole Miss

40.7

Tulane

40.5

SMU

39.9
Opp PPG Rankings
Ohio State

10.3

Army

10.3

Notre Dame

11.4

Texas

11.9

Ole Miss

12.9

Penn State

13.6
Total Yards Rankings
Miami

544.8

Ole Miss

538.3

North Texas

498.4

Boise State

492.2

New Mexico

484.5

Texas State

470.3
Rush Yards Rankings
Army

334.9

UCF

262.8

Boise State

258.7

258.2

Liberty

249.8

New Mexico

248.9
Pass Yards Rankings
Miami

368.2

Ole Miss

364.4

Syracuse

350.7

North Texas

342.8

TCU

329.6

Colorado

322.2
Sack Leaders
Ole Miss

47.0

Boise State

42.0

UTSA

36.0

South Carolina

35.0

Pittsburgh

35.0

North Carolina

34.0

CFB 2024 Division Standings

Mountain West W L PCT
1
Boise State Boise State
9
1
.900
2
Colorado State Colorado State
7
3
.700
Big 12 W L PCT
1
BYU BYU
9
1
.900
2
Colorado Colorado
8
2
.800
Sun Belt W L PCT
1
Marshall Marshall
7
3
.700
2
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
6
4
.600
Independent W L PCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
9
1
.900
2
UConn UConn
7
3
.700
Mid-American W L PCT
1
Ohio Ohio
8
3
.727
2
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
7
4
.636
Big 10 W L PCT
1
Oregon Oregon
11
0
1.000
2
Ohio State Ohio State
9
1
.900
Atlantic Coast W L PCT
1
Miami Miami
9
1
.900
2
SMU SMU
9
1
.900
Southeastern W L PCT
1
Texas Texas
9
1
.900
2
Alabama Alabama
8
2
.800
American Athletic W L PCT
1
Army Army
9
0
1.000
2
Tulane Tulane
9
2
.818
Pac-12 W L PCT
1
Washington State Washington State
8
2
.800
2
Oregon State Oregon State
4
6
.400
Conference USA W L PCT
1
Jacksonville State
7
3
.700
2
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
7
3
.700

CFB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
11/21
UNLV UNLV
@
SJSU SJSU
27-16
Thu
11/21
PUR PUR
@
MSU MSU
17-24
Thu
11/21
TEM TEM
@
UTSA UTSA
27-51
Wed
11/20
NCST NCST
@
GT GT
29-30
Tue
11/19
OHIO OHIO
@
TOL TOL
24-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
11/30
ODU ODU
@
ARST ARST
3:00 PM
Sat
11/30
PITT PITT
@
BC BC
3:00 PM
Sat
11/30
MTSU MTSU
@
FIU FIU
2:00 PM
Sat
11/30
USF USF
@
RICE RICE
2:00 PM
Sat
11/30
USM USM
@
TROY TROY
2:00 PM