1973 Season
| 1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |||
| Orange Bowl, W 16–9 vs. LSU | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #5 | ||
| AP | #5 | ||
| 1973 record | 12–0 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Captain | John Cappelletti | ||
| Captain | Randy Crowder | ||
| Captain | Mark Markovich | ||
| Captain | Ed O'Neil | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 57,538) |
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Penn State's third undefeated season under Joe Paterno was led by John Cappelletti who would become the first Penn State player to win the Heisman Trophy.
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 15 | at Stanford | #7 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ABC National | W 20–6 | 57,000 | ||
| September 22 | at Navy | #7 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 39–0 | 28,383 | |||
| September 29 | Iowa | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 27–8 | 59,980 | |||
| October 6 | at Air Force | #7 | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | ABC Regional | W 19–9 | 37,077 | ||
| October 13 | Army | #7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 54–3 | 58,194 | |||
| October 20 | at Syracuse | #5 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 49–6 | 27,595 | |||
| October 27 | West Virginia | #5 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 62–14 | 59,138 | |||
| November 3 | at Maryland | #6 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 42–22 | 44,135 | |||
| November 10 | NC State | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 35–29 | 59,424 | |||
| November 17 | Ohio | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 49–10 | 51,804 | |||
| November 24 | #20 Pittsburgh | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 35–13 | 56,600 | |||
| January 1 | vs. #13 LSU | #6 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 16–9 | 60,477 | ||
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