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1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Summary

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1972
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
conference	Independent
CoachRank	8
APRank	10
record	10–2
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	7th
off_scheme	I formation
def_coach	Jim O'Hora
dc_year	7th
def_scheme	4–3
captain	Gregg Ducatte
captain2	Jim Heller
captain3	John Hufnagel
captain4	Carl Schaukowitch
stadium	Beaver Stadium
champion	Eastern champion
bowl	Sugar Bowl
bowl_result	L 0–14 vs. Oklahoma

The 1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 10–2 and lost to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Penn State was the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the best college football team in the Eastern United States. The team played home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

As a result of using ineligible players, the Oklahoma Sooners were ordered to forfeit seven wins from their 1972 season, including their win over the Nittany Lions in the Sugar Bowl. However, Paterno and Penn State refused to accept the forfeit, and the bowl game is officially recorded as a loss.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1972 NCAA University Division football rankings

Roster

Booker Brooks
John Chuckran
Jim O'Hora
Frank Patrick
Bob Phillips
Jerry Sandusky
Jim Weaver
George Welsh
J. T. White

Awards

Joe Paterno

NFL draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1973 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
3rd	19	71	Jim Laslavic	Linebacker	Detroit Lions
5th	12	116	Bruce Bannon	Linebacker	New York Jets
6th	6	136	John Skorupan	Linebacker	Buffalo Bills
14th	10	348	John Hufnagel	Quarterback	Denver Broncos
15th	17	381	Carl Schaukowitch	Offensive guard	New York Giants

References

Brant, Tim. (January 11, 2008). "After Further Review... The NCAA Weighs-In". [[WJLA-TV.
(September 17, 1972). "Undefeated season ends early for State". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(September 24, 1972). "Penn State rally beats Navy, 21–10". The Houston Post.
(October 1, 1972). "Penn State gets by Iowa". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon.
(October 8, 1972). "Penn State bursts to top Illini 35–17". Jacksonville Journal Courier.
(October 15, 1972). "Hufnagel gears Penn St. attack, routs Army, 45–0". The Miami Herald.
(October 22, 1972). "Penn State tops Syracuse, 17–0". The Sacramento Union.
(October 29, 1972). "Penn St. rallies to nip WVa.". The Sacramento Bee.
(November 5, 1972). "Penn St. rips Terps, 46–16". The News and Observer.
(November 12, 1972). "Penn State mauls N.C. State". The Pittsburgh Press.
. (November 12, 1972). ["Penn State Halts Wolfpack"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-asheville-times/139595960/). *[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]*.
(November 19, 1972). "Penn State survives Boston College scare". The News and Observer.
(November 26, 1972). "Penn State manhandles Pitt, 49–27". The Pittsburgh Press.
(January 1, 1973). "Sooners 'Tinker' with Penn State Lions 14–0". Chicago Tribune.
. ["Schedule/Results (1972 Penn State)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251691). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.

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