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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.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | No. 20 Stanford | No. 8 | | ABC | W 24–20 | 58,200 | |
September 21 | Navy | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | L 6–7 | 42,000 | |
September 28 | at Iowa | No. 19 | | | W 27–0 | 46,500 | |
October 5 | at Army | No. 15 | | | W 21–14 | 41,221 | |
October 12 | Wake Forest | No. 15 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 55–0 | 56,500 | [2] |
October 19 | Syracuse | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 30–14 | 59,100 | |
October 26 | at West Virginia | No. 10 | | | W 21–12 | 34,500 | [3] |
November 2 | No. 15 Maryland | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 24–17 | 60,125 | [4] |
November 9 | at NC State | No. 7 | | | L 7–12 | 47,700 | [5] |
November 16 | Ohio | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 35–16 | 58,700 | |
| at No. 18 Pittsburgh | No. 10 | | ABC | W 31–10 | 48,895 | |
| vs. No. 12 Baylor | No. 7 | | CBS | W 41–20 | 67,500 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Post season[edit]
NFL Draft[edit]
Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1975 NFL Draft.
References[edit]
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Penn State rolls up 55–0 win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State again". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terp mistakes give Penn State 24–17 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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