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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record7-3
  Points Scored300
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record46-56
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-2
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 10-1354108Won  24-11  Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force 9-3366239Lost  13-34  Ben Martin
Georgia Tech 9-3233165Won  17-9  Bud Carson
Boston College 8-2307142   Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston 8-3307160   Bill Yeoman
Tulane 8-4196160Won  17-3  Jim Pittman
West Virginia 8-3311200   Bobby Bowden
Central Michigan 7-3263190   Roy Kramer
Cincinnati 7-4229108   Ray Callahan
Eastern Michigan 7-2-1237109   Dan Boisture
Florida State 7-4254195   Bill Peterson
Penn State 7-3300163   Joe Paterno
Temple 7-3190151   Wayne Hardin
Nevada 6-3-1280220   Jerry Scattine
Nevada Las Vegas 6-4313241   Bill Ireland
Syracuse 6-4248208   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State 5-5146226   Wave Myers
Pittsburgh 5-5179245   Carl A. DePasqua
Southern Mississippi 5-6228299   P.W. Bear Underwood
Utah State 5-5217225   Chuck Mills
Virginia Tech 5-6199228   Jerry Claiborne
New Mexico State 4-6282277   Jim Wood
Marshall 3-6138202   Rick Tolley
Miami 3-8166310   Charlie Tate
Northern Illinois 3-7168281   Richard Doc Urich
Buffalo 2-9133299   Bob Deming
Navy 2-9131327   Richard Rick Forzano
Army 1-9-1151281   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.


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