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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Navy	45	22	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Colorado	27	3	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Kansas State	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. West Virginia	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Syracuse	15	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Ohio	42	3	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Boston College	38	16	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Maryland	48	0	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Pittsburgh	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ North Carolina State	33	8	W
Thu., Jan. 1	Missouri	10	3	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1969 Season Totals
Record	11-0
Points Scored	322
Scoring Average	29.3
Points Allowed	90
Defense Average	8.2
Opponents Record	58-52
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-0

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
2	11-0-0	AP
2	10-0-0	Coaches
2	10-0-0	UPI

1969 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Penn State	11-0	322	90	Won 10-3				Joe Paterno
West Virginia	10-1	302	113	Won 14-3				Jim Carlen
Boise State	9-1	391	98					Tony Knap
Houston	9-2	422	208	Won 36-7				Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame	8-2-1	351	134	Lost 17-21				Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force	6-4	267	177					Ben Martin
Buffalo	6-3	174	89					Bob Deming
Florida State	6-3-1	220	182					Bill Peterson
Nevada Las Vegas	6-4	271	255					Bill Ireland
Ball State	5-5	178	201					Wave Myers
Boston College	5-4	218	245					Joseph Joe Yukica
Eastern Michigan	5-4	255	106					Dan Boisture
Nevada	5-5	222	225					Jerry Scattine
New Mexico State	5-5	199	235					Jim Wood
Southern Mississippi	5-5	162	307					P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse	5-5	169	126					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army	4-5-1	161	160					Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech	4-6	144	183					Bud Carson
Miami	4-6	201	216					Charlie Tate
Pittsburgh	4-6	166	287					Carl A. DePasqua
Virginia Tech	4-5-1	234	110					Jerry Claiborne
Marshall	3-7	207	281					Rick Tolley
Northern Illinois	3-7	191	284					Richard Doc Urich
Tulane	3-7	152	235					Jim Pittman
Utah State	3-7	134	250					Chuck Mills
Navy	1-9	98	307					Richard Rick Forzano

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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.