1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Sugar Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Jim O'Hora (10th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers  – 9 –2 –0
No. 10 Penn State  – 9 –3 –0
No. 20 West Virginia  – 9 –3 –0
Notre Dame  – 8 –3 –0
Virginia Tech  – 8 –3 –0
No. 15 Pittsburgh  – 8 –4 –0
Boston College  – 7 –4 –0
Georgia Tech  – 7 –4 –0
Memphis State  – 7 –4 –0
Navy  – 7 –4 –0
North Texas State  – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – 7 –4 –0
South Carolina  – 7 –5 –0
Colgate  – 6 –4 –0
Cincinnati  – 6 –5 –0
Hawaii  – 6 –5 –0
Syracuse  – 6 –5 –0
Temple  – 6 –5 –0
Utah State  – 6 –5 –0
Indiana State  – 5 –5 –0
Dayton  – 5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – 4 –6 –1
Tulane  – 4 –7 –0
Villanova  – 4 –7 –0
Florida State  – 3 –8 –0
Air Force  – 2 –8 –1
Houston  – 2 –8 –0
Miami (FL)  – 2 –8 –0
Army  – 2 –9 –0
Marshall  – 2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois  – 1 –9 –1
Holy Cross  – 1 –10 –0
Louisville  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1975 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 6at Temple No. 6
W 26–2557,112
September 13 Stanford No. 10
W 34–1461,325
September 20at No. 3 Ohio State No. 7
L 9–1788,093
September 27at Iowa No. 12
W 30–1052,780
October 4 Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 10–360,225 [2]
October 11No. 10 West Virginia No. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 39–059,658 [3]
October 18at Syracuse No. 9
W 19–728,153
October 25 Army No. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 31–059,381
November 1at No. 14 Maryland No. 9
W 15–1359,973 [4]
November 8 NC State No. 8
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 14–1559,536 [5]
November 22at No. 17 Pittsburgh No. 10
 ABC W 7–646,846
December 31vs. No. 4 Alabama No. 8
ABCL 6–1375,212 [6] [7]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18John AndressJr
WR 16Dick BarvinchakSr
OT 71 Brad Benson Jr
WR 44 Jimmy Cefalo So
OT 71 Keith Dorney Fr
WR 46 Scott Fitzkee Fr
QB 14 Chuck Fusina Fr
G 72 Tom Rafferty Sr
OT 68 George Reihner Jr
TE 82 Mickey Shuler So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 53 Kurt Allerman Jr
DE 51Dave BrockwayJr
DB 25 Tom Bradley Fr
LB 67 Greg Buttle Sr
DT 65 Ron Coder Sr
DE 64 Ron Crosby Jr
DT 93Eric CumminghamSo
LB 95 Tom DePaso So
LB 38Ron HostetlerSo
LB 33 Jim Rosecrans Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 99 Chris Bahr Sr
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

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd2351 Chris Bahr Kicker Cincinnati Bengals
3rd767 Greg Buttle Linebacker New York Jets
3rd1070 Ron Coder Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
4th27119 Tom Rafferty Center Dallas Cowboys

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Defense carries Penn State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Penn State destroys error-prone Mountaineers". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Penn State victory string over Maryland still intact". The News and Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lions upset, 15–14, as Bahr misfires". The Pittsburgh Press. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tide breaks the drought on 13–6 win over Lions". The Ledger. Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 2B. Retrieved August 25, 2014– via Google News Archives.
  7. ↑ "Bear finds winning secret". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved August 25, 2014– via Google News Archives.


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