1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 41–20 vs. Baylor
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Jim O'Hora (9th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
  • Jack Baiorunos
  • Jim Bradley
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame  – 10 –2 –0
No. 7 Penn State  – 10 –2 –0
Temple  – 8 –2 –0
Boston College  – 8 –3 –0
Utah State  – 8 –3 –0
No. 19 Houston  – 8 –3 –1
Rutgers  – 7 –3 –1
Cincinnati  – 7 –4 –0
Memphis State  – 7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh  – 7 –4 –0
Georgia Tech  – 6 –5 –0
Hawaii  – 6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)  – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss  – 6 –5 –0
Tampa  – 6 –5 –0
Holy Cross  – 5 –5 –1
Tulane  – 5 –6 –0
Colgate  – 4 –6 –0
Northern Illinois  – 4 –7 –0
Navy  – 4 –7 –0
South Carolina  – 4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia  – 4 –7 –0
Army  – 3 –8 –0
Dayton  – 3 –8 –0
Villanova  – 3 –8 –0
Air Force  – 2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois  – 2 –9 –0
Syracuse  – 2 –9 –0
Florida State  – 1 –10 –0
Marshall  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. [1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 20 Stanford No. 8
 ABC W 24–2058,200
September 21 Navy No. 8
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–742,000
September 28at Iowa No. 19
W 27–046,500
October 5at Army No. 15
W 21–1441,221
October 12 Wake Forest Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 55–056,500 [2]
October 19 Syracuse No. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 30–1459,100
October 26at West Virginia No. 10
W 21–1234,500 [3]
November 2No. 15 Maryland No. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 24–1760,125 [4]
November 9at NC State No. 7
L 7–1247,700 [5]
November 16 Ohio No. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–1658,700
November 28at No. 18 Pittsburgh No. 10
ABCW 31–1048,895
January 1, 1975vs. No. 12 Baylor No. 7
 CBS W 41–2067,500
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18John AndressSo
QB 16Dick BarvinchakJr
OT 71 Brad Benson So
OT 74 Jeff Bleamer Sr
G 65 Ron Coder So
RB 32 Tom Donchez Sr
G 61 John Nessel Sr
G 72 Tom Rafferty Jr
QB 12 Tom Shuman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 53 Kurt Allerman So
LB 67 Greg Buttle Jr
LB 66 Chris Devlin Sr
DE 85 Dave Graf Sr
DE 79 Mike Hartenstine Sr
LB 33 James Rosecrans Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 99 Chris Bahr Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Post season

NFL Draft

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1975 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd531 Mike Hartenstine Defensive end Chicago Bears
4th381 John Nessel Offensive guard Atlanta Falcons
4th24102 Tom Donchez Running back Buffalo Bills
6th12142 Tom Shuman Quarterback Cincinnati Bengals
7th14170 Chris Devlin Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals
8th16198 Jeff Bleamer Offensive tackle Philadelphia Eagles
9th15223 Dan Natale Tight end San Francisco 49ers
10th22256 Joe Jackson Linebacker Miami Dolphins
12th16312Greg Murphy Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers
17th5421 Dave Graf Linebacker Cleveland Browns

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Penn State rolls up 55–0 win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Penn State again". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Terp mistakes give Penn State 24–17 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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