Penn State
FBSI · 1973 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1973 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 7–4 | W 20–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 39–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 27–8 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 19–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 0–10 | W 54–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 49–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 62–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 8–4 | W 42–22 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–3 | W 35–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 5–5 | W 49–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5–1 | W 35–13 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–3 | W 16–9 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- NC State +9
- LSU +9
- Maryland +8
- Stanford +7
- Air Force +6
- West Virginia +6
- Pittsburgh +6
- Ohio +5
- Navy +4
- Syracuse +2
- Iowa 0
- Army 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
1.000 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.