Penn State Football Team History
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-
1976 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Stanford
15
12
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Ohio State
7
12
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Iowa
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Kentucky
6
22
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Army
38
16
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Syracuse
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
West Virginia
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Temple
31
30
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
North Carolina State
41
20
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Miami (Florida)
21
7
W
Fri., Nov. 26 @
Pittsburgh
7
24
L
@ Pittsburgh, PA
Mon., Dec. 27
Notre Dame
9
20
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1976 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 241
Scoring Average 20.1
Points Allowed 173
Defense Average 14.4
Opponents Record 70-52
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.