Attendance: 70,000 Cool, Cloudy Penn State 0 3 17 10 30 Texas 3 3 0 0 6 First Quarter 1:14 UT - Steve Valek 29-yd field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards Second Quarter 10:38 PS - Alberto Vitiello 21-yd field goal; Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards 0:03 UT - Valek 40-yd field goal; Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards Third Quarter 11:41 PS - Lydell Mitchell 1-yd run (Vitiello kick); Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards 8:44 PS - Scott Skarzynski 65-yd pass from John Hufnagel (Vitiello kick); Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards 2:17 PS - Vitiello 37-yd field goal; Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards Fourth Quarter 8:16 PS - Vitiello 22-yd field goal; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards 3:18 PS - Hufnagel 4-yd run (Vitiello kick); Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards Team Statistics PSU UT First Downs 18 15 Att-Net Yards Rush 56-239 52-159 Pass Comp-Att-Int 7-13-1 5-14-0 Net Yards Passing 137 83 Total Plays-Yards 69-376 66-242 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-3 Punts-Avg 5-36.0 5-33.0 Penalties-Yards 2-30 1-5   Individual Statistics Texas Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Jim Bertelsen (14-58-0); Dennis Ladd (8-45-0); Don Burrisk (7-43-0); Steve Fleming (6-11-0); Dan Steakley (2-9-0); Alan Lowry (1-4-0); Donnie Wiggington (2-minus 2-0); Eddie Phillips (12-minus 10-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): Eddie Phillips (3-8-0-59-0); Donnie Wiggington (2-6-0-24-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Don Burrisk (3-45-0); Pat Kelly (2-38-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Alan Lowry (5-165-33.0). Penn State Rushing (Att./Yds/TD): Lydell Mitchell (27-146-0); Franco Harris (11-47-0); Tom Donchez (8-29-0); John Hufnagel (8-14-1); Chuck Herd (1-2-0); Steve Stilley (1-1-0). Passing (Comp./Att./Int./Yds/TD): John Hufnagel (7-12-1-137-1); Steve Joachim (0-1-0-0-0). Receiving (No./Yds/TD): Scott Skarzynski (2-81-1); Bob Parsons (3-48-0); Debes (1-7-0); Tom Donchez (1-1-0). Punting (No./Yds/Avg.): Bob Parsons (5-180-36.0)

DALLAS -- Tenth-ranked Penn State was looking for redemption against 12th-ranked Texas in the 1972 Cotton Bowl after dropping its season-finale to Tennessee, depriving the Lions of an undefeated regular season and a lofty national ranking.

Joe Paterno’s squad got what they were looking for as they stormed through, over and around the Longhorns for a resounding 30-6 victory in what had appeared to be one of the better bowl matchups of the 1971 season.

Texas was limited to 242 yards of total offense and was held without a touchdown for the first time in 80 games.

Despite their offensive woes, the Longhorns held a 6-3 lead at the break courtesy of two Steve Valek field goals. Unfortunately, UT’s scoring ended with Vasek’s 40-yard field goal with just three seconds to play in the half.

After managing only three points in the first 30 minutes, the Nittany Lions put 17 points on the board in the third quarter, 10 coming off Texas turnovers. Penn State’s first score was set up by an Eddie Phillips fumble at the Texas 41 just three plays into the second half. The Lions needed only five plays to punch the ball into the endzone, taking a 10-6 lead on Lydell Mitchell’s one-yard score.

Three minutes later John Hufnagel hit a streaking Scott Skarzynski for a 65-yard score and the lead grew to 17-6. Penn State never let up as it produced 13 points on its next three possessions en route to the decisive win.