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-
1971 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Navy
56
3
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Iowa
44
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Air Force
16
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Army
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Syracuse
31
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Texas Christian
66
14
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
West Virginia
35
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Maryland
63
27
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
North Carolina State
35
3
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Pittsburgh
55
18
W
Sat., Dec. 4 @
Tennessee
11
31
L
Sat., Jan. 1
Texas
30
6
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 484
Scoring Average 40.3
Points Allowed 137
Defense Average 11.4
Opponents Record 60-69
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 11-1-0
AP
11 10-1-0
Coaches
11 10-1-0
UPI
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.