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-
1975 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1975 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Temple
26
25
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Stanford
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Ohio State
9
17
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Iowa
30
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Kentucky
10
3
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
West Virginia
39
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Syracuse
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Army
31
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Maryland
15
13
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
North Carolina State
14
15
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Pittsburgh
7
6
W
@ Pittsburgh, PA
Wed., Dec. 31
Alabama
6
13
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1975 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 240
Scoring Average 20.0
Points Allowed 123
Defense Average 10.3
Opponents Record 80-54
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 9-3-0
AP
10 9-3-0
Coaches
10 9-3-0
UPI
1975 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1975 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).