1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 16–9 vs. LSU
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1973 record 12–0
Head coach Joe Paterno (8th season)
Captain John Cappelletti
Captain Randy Crowder
Captain Mark Markovich
Captain Ed O'Neil
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 57,538)
1973 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –    11 –0 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –    12 –0 –0
No. 9 Houston   –    11 –1 –0
Temple   –    9 –1 –0
No. 20 Tulane   –    9 –3 –0
Memphis State   –    8 –3 –0
Boston College   –    7 –4 –0
South Carolina   –    7 –4 –0
Utah State   –    7 –4 –0
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –    6 –4 –1
Northern Illinois   –    6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –    6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –    6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –    6 –5 –1
Colgate   –    5 –5 –0
Dayton   –    5 –5 –1
Xavier   –    5 –5 –1
Georgia Tech   –    5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    5 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
Villanova   –    3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –    2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –    2 –9 –0
Army   –    0 –10 –0
Florida State   –    0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 at Stanford No. 7 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC W 20–6   57,000
September 22 at Navy No. 7 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 39–0   28,383
September 29 Iowadagger No. 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 27–8   59,980
October 6 at Air Force No. 7 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ABC W 19–9   37,077
October 13 Army No. 7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 54–3   58,194
October 20 at Syracuse No. 5 Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 49–6   27,595
October 27 West Virginia No. 5 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 62–14   59,138
November 3 at Maryland No. 6 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) W 42–22   44,135
November 10 NC State No. 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 35–29   59,424
November 17 Ohio No. 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 49–10   51,804
November 24 No. 20 Pittsburgh No. 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 35–13   56,600
January 1, 1974 vs. No. 13 LSU No. 6 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 16–9   60,477
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 John Cappelletti Sr
RB 32 Tom Donchez Jr
T 77 Charlie Getty Sr
WR 28 Gary Hayman Sr
T 65 Phil LaPorta Sr
C 54 Mark Markovich Sr
G 61 John Nessel Jr
G 72 Tom Rafferty So
WR 19 Jimmy Scott Sr
QB 12 Tom Shuman Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Kurt Allerman Fr
LB 68 Doug Allen Sr
LB 67 Greg Buttle So
DT 53 Randy Crowder Sr
LB 66 Chris Devlin Jr
DE 85 Dave Graf Jr
DE 79 Mike Hartenstine Jr
LB 41 Tom Hull Sr
S 11 Jack Koniszewski Sr
S 14 Scott Mitchell Sr
LB 87 Ed O'Neil Sr
LB 33 Jim Rosecrans So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 99 Chris Bahr So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

1 2 34Total
#7 Penn State 7 20 10239
Navy 0 0 000

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: Saturday, September 22
  • Game attendance: 28,383
  • Recap

Penn State capitalized on a fumble and two short punts to score three second-quarter touchdowns and break the game wide open against Navy. The Nittany Lions opened scoring with just one second left in the first as QB Tom Shuman hit SE Gary Heyman for a touchdown to cap an 88-yard drive. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, E Greg Murphy recovered a fumble by RB Bob Jackson at the Navy 41, and the Lions took two-and-a-half minutes and five plays to score again. Penn State scored on two more quick drives of 60 and 51 yards following short punts into a stiff wind by John Stufflebeem. The Lions added a field goal by Chris Bahr midway through the third and backup QB John Clark capped a 56-yard drive with a keeper to put Penn State ahead 37-0. The final points of the contest came when a snap from Navy's center sailed over Stufflebeem's head and out of the end zone for a safety.[1]

Syracuse

1 234Total
• Penn St 3 19216 49
Syracuse 0 060 6

[2]

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCompAttYardsTDINT
Shuman831611,375135
Barvinchak81516312
Cappelletti121700
Clark14−300
Petchel01000

[3]

Post season

NFL Draft

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1974 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st88Ed O'NeilLinebackerDetroit Lions
1st1111John CappellettiRunning backLos Angeles Rams
2nd127Doug AllenLinebackerBuffalo Bills
2nd1541Charlie GettyOffensive tackleKansas City Chiefs
2nd1743Mark MarkovichCenterSan Diego Chargers
5th2106Gary HaymanRunning backBuffalo Bills
6th6136Randy CrowderDefensive tackleMiami Dolphins
9th9217Phil LaPortaOffensive tackleNew Orleans Saints
10th22256Chuck Herd–Cincinnati Bengals
12th8294Tom HullLinebackerSan Francisco 49ers

Awards

Heisman Trophy
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Award

References

  1. ↑ "Nittany Lions Roar Past Outclassed Midshipmen." Palm Beach Post. p. 84. 1973 Sep 23.
  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
  3. ↑ Nittany Anthology
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