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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 18, 1971 | Sat | (14) Penn State | @ | Navy | Ind | W | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 25, 1971 | Sat | (12) Penn State | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Oct 2, 1971 | Sat | (9) Penn State | | Air Force | Ind | W | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 9, 1971 | Sat | (9) Penn State | | Army | Ind | W | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Oct 16, 1971 | Sat | (9) Penn State | @ | Syracuse | Ind | W | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 23, 1971 | Sat | (7) Penn State | | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 66 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Oct 30, 1971 | Sat | (6) Penn State | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 8 | Nov 6, 1971 | Sat | (6) Penn State | | Maryland | ACC | W | 63 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
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| 9 | Nov 13, 1971 | Sat | (5) Penn State | | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 35 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
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| 10 | Nov 20, 1971 | Sat | (6) Penn State | @ | Pitt | Ind | W | 55 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
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| 11 | Dec 4, 1971 | Sat | (5) Penn State | @ | (12) Tennessee | SEC | L | 11 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1972 | Sat | (10) Penn State | N | (12) Texas | SWC | W | 30 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
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