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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-

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1881 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Navy	55	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Colorado	13	41	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Wisconsin	16	29	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Boston College	28	3	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Syracuse	7	24	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Army	38	14	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. West Virginia	42	8	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Maryland	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Ohio	32	22	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Pittsburgh	35	15	W

1970 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	300
Scoring Average	30.0
Points Allowed	163
Defense Average	16.3
Opponents Record	46-56
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	7-3-0	AP
19	7-3-0	Coaches
19	7-3-0	UPI

1970 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Notre Dame	10-1	354	108	Won 24-11				Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force	9-3	366	239	Lost 13-34				Ben Martin
Georgia Tech	9-3	233	165	Won 17-9				Bud Carson
Boston College	8-2	307	142					Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston	8-3	307	160					Bill Yeoman
Tulane	8-4	196	160	Won 17-3				Jim Pittman
West Virginia	8-3	311	200					Bobby Bowden
Central Michigan	7-3	263	190					Roy Kramer
Cincinnati	7-4	229	108					Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan	7-2-1	237	109					Dan Boisture
Florida State	7-4	254	195					Bill Peterson
Penn State	7-3	300	163					Joe Paterno
Temple	7-3	190	151					Wayne Hardin
Nevada	6-3-1	280	220					Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas	6-4	313	241					Bill Ireland
Syracuse	6-4	248	208					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State	5-5	146	226					Wave Myers
Pittsburgh	5-5	179	245					Carl A. DePasqua
Southern Mississippi	5-6	228	299					P.W. Bear Underwood
Utah State	5-5	217	225					Chuck Mills
Virginia Tech	5-6	199	228					Jerry Claiborne
New Mexico State	4-6	282	277					Jim Wood
Marshall	3-6	138	202					Rick Tolley
Miami	3-8	166	310					Charlie Tate
Northern Illinois	3-7	168	281					Richard Doc Urich
Buffalo	2-9	133	299					Bob Deming
Navy	2-9	131	327					Richard Rick Forzano
Army	1-9-1	151	281					Tom Cahill

1970 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1970 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.