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-
1979 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Rutgers
45
10
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Texas A&M
14
27
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Nebraska
17
42
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Maryland
27
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Army
24
3
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Syracuse
35
7
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
West Virginia
31
6
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Miami (Florida)
10
26
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
North Carolina State
9
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Temple
22
7
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Pittsburgh
14
29
L
Sat., Dec. 22
Tulane
9
6
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1979 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 257
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 177
Defense Average 14.8
Opponents Record 82-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 8-4-0
AP
18 8-4-0
Coaches
18 8-4-0
UPI
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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