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-
1978 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 1 @
Temple
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Rutgers
26
10
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Ohio State
19
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Southern Methodist
26
21
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Texas Christian
58
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Kentucky
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Syracuse
45
15
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
West Virginia
49
21
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Maryland
27
3
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
North Carolina State
19
10
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Pittsburgh
17
10
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Alabama
7
14
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 333
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 111
Defense Average 9.3
Opponents Record 75-59
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 4-0
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 11-1-0
AP
4 11-1-0
Coaches
4 11-1-0
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.