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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1881  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2010
1975 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Temple  26   25   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Stanford  34   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Ohio State  9   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Iowa  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Kentucky  10   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. West Virginia  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Syracuse  19   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Army  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Maryland  15   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. North Carolina State  14   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Pittsburgh  7   6   W    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 Wed., Dec. 31   Alabama  6   13   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored240
  Scoring Average20.0
  Points Allowed123
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record80-54
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-1
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 9-3-0 UPI
10 9-3-0 Coaches
10 9-3-0 AP
  
1975 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Air Force 2-8-1156265  Ben Martin
Army 2-9165337  Homer Smith
Boston College 7-4227146  Joseph Joe Yukica
Cincinnati 6-5209182  Tony Mason
Florida State 3-8187213  Darrell Dan Mudra
Georgia Tech 7-4270200  Pepper Rodgers
Houston 2-8185245  Bill Yeoman
Louisiana Monroe 4-6-1252273  Ollie Keller
Louisville 1-10148316  Vince Gibson
Marshall 2-9148296  Frank Ellwood
Memphis 7-4180168  Richard Williamson
Miami 2-8157239  Carl Selmer
Navy 7-4227125  George Welsh
Nevada 0-000  Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas 0-000  Ron Meyer
North Texas 7-4200210  Hayden Fry
Notre Dame 8-3244144  Dan Devine
Penn State 9-32401230-1613  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 8-43221611-03319  Johnny Majors
South Carolina 7-53282740-1720  Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi 7-4279129  Bobby Collins
Syracuse 6-5174182  Frank Maloney
Temple 6-5289225  Wayne Hardin
Tulane 4-7123192  Bennie Ellender
Utah State 6-5193240  Phil Krueger
Virginia Tech 8-3238151  Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia 9-32831891-01310  Bobby Bowden

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Penn State Players on File.

1975 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Penn State Players on File.


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