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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  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Navy  45   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Colorado  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Kansas State  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. West Virginia  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Syracuse  15   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Ohio  42   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Boston College  38   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Maryland  48   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Pittsburgh  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ North Carolina State  33   8   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Missouri  10   3   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record11-0
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average29.3
  Points Allowed90
  Defense Average8.2
  Opponents Record58-52
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-0
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
211-0-0 AP
210-0-0 Coaches
210-0-0 UPI
  
1969 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-032290Won  10-3  Joe Paterno
West Virginia 10-1302113Won  14-3  Jim Carlen
Boise State 9-139198   Tony Knap
Houston 9-2422208Won  36-7  Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame 8-2-1351134Lost  17-21  Ara R. Parseghian
Air Force 6-4267177   Ben Martin
Buffalo 6-317489   Bob Deming
Florida State 6-3-1220182   Bill Peterson
Nevada Las Vegas 6-4271255   Bill Ireland
Ball State 5-5178201   Wave Myers
Boston College 5-4218245   Joseph Joe Yukica
Eastern Michigan 5-4255106   Dan Boisture
Nevada 5-5222225   Jerry Scattine
New Mexico State 5-5199235   Jim Wood
Southern Mississippi 5-5162307   P.W. Bear Underwood
Syracuse 5-5169126   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Army 4-5-1161160   Tom Cahill
Georgia Tech 4-6144183   Bud Carson
Miami 4-6201216   Charlie Tate
Pittsburgh 4-6166287   Carl A. DePasqua
Virginia Tech 4-5-1234110   Jerry Claiborne
Marshall 3-7207281   Rick Tolley
Northern Illinois 3-7191284   Richard Doc Urich
Tulane 3-7152235   Jim Pittman
Utah State 3-7134250   Chuck Mills
Navy 1-998307   Richard Rick Forzano

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.