December 31, 1972 ▪ at New Orleans ▪ Attendance 80,123
Scoring
TEAM
1
2
3
4
1H
2H
F
#2 Oklahoma (10-1)
0
7
0
7
–
7
7
–
14
#5 Penn State (10-1)
0
0
0
0
–
0
0
–
0
Team Stats
Stat
OU
OPP
First Downs
20
11
Total Yards
453
196
– Plays
88
59
– Yards/Play
5.1
3.3
Rushing Yards
278
49
– Attempts
76
28
– Yards/Attempt
3.7
1.8
Passing Yards
175
147
– Completions-Attempts
7-12
12-31
– Completion %
58%
39%
– Yards/Completion
25.0
12.3
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int)
5 (5-0)
5 (4-1)
Penalties-Yards
3-55
3-15
Time of Possession
* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.
Player Stats
Oklahoma
Receiving
Rec
Yards
TD
Long
Y/R
Tinker Owens
5
132
1
26.4
Penn State
Passing
Cmp
Att
Yards
TD
Int
Long
Cmp%
Eff
Y/C
Y/A
Hufnagel
12
31
147
0
38.7%
0.0
12.3
4.7
Note: Opponent player stats only reflect bests against OU based on certain minimums and available research, plus a few select games that have all players listed.