1974
January 1, 1974 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Penn State Remains Unbeaten
Undefeated Penn State moved its record to 12-0 on the season as it took advantage of consistently poor LSU field position to win 16-9.
LSU out-gained the Nittany Lions 274 yards to 185 and held Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti to 50 yards. Cappelletti did score the Nittany Lions’ final touchdown on a one-yard plunge in the second quarter, but the game’s big play was a spectacular 72-yard touchdown catch by Chuck Herd off a pass from Tom Shuman early in the second quarter.
LSU scored first on a three-yard run by Steve Rogers, and Penn State retaliated with a 44-yard field goal by Chris Bahr to make it 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. Herd’s catch and Cappelletti’s plunge put PSU ahead 16-7 at the half.
Although Penn State finished undefeated, the polls still had the Nittany Lions ranked fifth.
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PSU |
LSU |
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First Downs |
9 |
18 |
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Rushing Attempts |
43 |
57 |
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Rushing Yards |
28 |
205 |
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Passes Attempted |
17 |
20 |
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Passes Completed |
6 |
8 |
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Had Intercepted |
1 |
1 |
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Passing Yards |
157 |
69 |
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Total Offense |
185 |
274 |
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Punts/Avg. |
7/34.7 |
8/46.8 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
1/0 |
3/1 |
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Penalties/Yards |
3/37 |
3/30 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Penn State |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
- |
16 |
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LSU |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
- |
9 |
SCORING SUMMARY
LSU: Rogers 3-yard run (Jackson kick); PSU: C.Bahr 44-yard FG; PSU: Herd 72-yard pass from Shuman (C.Bahr kick); PSU: Cappelletti 1-yard run (kick failed); LSU: Team safety MOP: Tom Shuman (Penn State), Randy Crowder (Penn State)
Penn State Head Coach: Joe Paterno
LSU Head Coach: Charlie McClendon