1972 Penn State football

Penn State went 10–2 in 1972 under Joe Paterno, outscoring its opponents 358 to 189, and lost to Oklahoma 14–0 in its bowl game.

1972 Penn State football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Sep 16, 1972	No. 6 Penn State @No. 7 Tennessee	L	21–28
Sep 23, 1972	No. 11 Penn State vsNavy	W	21–10
Sep 30, 1972	No. 13 Penn State vsIowa	W	14–10
Oct 7, 1972	No. 16 Penn State @Illinois	W	35–17
Oct 14, 1972	No. 15 Penn State @Army	W	45–0
Oct 21, 1972	No. 12 Penn State vsSyracuse	W	17–0
Oct 28, 1972	No. 11 Penn State @No. 18 West Virginia	W	28–19
Nov 4, 1972	No. 10 Penn State vsMaryland	W	46–16
Nov 11, 1972	No. 10 Penn State vsNC State	W	37–22
Nov 18, 1972	No. 6 Penn State @Boston College	W	45–26
Nov 25, 1972	No. 6 Penn State vsPittsburgh	W	49–27
Dec 31, 1972	No. 5 Penn State vsNo. 2 Oklahoma · neutral · bowl	L	0–14

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.