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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-

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1881 <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024

1974 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1974 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Stanford	24	20	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Navy	6	7	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Iowa	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Army	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Wake Forest	55	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Syracuse	30	14	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ West Virginia	21	12	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Maryland	24	17	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ North Carolina State	7	12	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Ohio	35	16	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Pittsburgh	31	10	W	@ Pittsburgh, PA
Wed., Jan. 1	Baylor	41	20	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1974 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	322
Scoring Average	26.8
Points Allowed	142
Defense Average	11.8
Opponents Record	60-72
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
7	10-2-0	AP
7	10-2-0	Coaches
7	10-2-0	UPI

1974 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	4-6	162	189					Ollie Keller
Nevada Las Vegas	12-1	444	251					Ron Meyer
Notre Dame	10-2	318	147	Won 13-11				Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State	10-2	322	142	Won 41-20				Joe Paterno
Boston College	8-3	365	154					Joseph Joe Yukica
Houston	8-3-1	280	185	Tied 31-31				Bill Yeoman
Temple	8-2	335	142					Wayne Hardin
Utah State	8-3	181	199					Phil Krueger
Cincinnati	7-4	227	175					Tony Mason
Memphis	7-4	225	148					Fred Pancoast
Pittsburgh	7-4	227	202					Johnny Majors
Georgia Tech	6-5	238	212					Pepper Rodgers
James Madison	6-4	264	204					Challace McMillin
Miami	6-5	167	190					Peter R. Elliot
Southern Mississippi	6-5	160	195					P.W. Bear Underwood
Liberty	5-4	152	86					John Cartwright
Nevada	5-6	209	254					Jerry Scattine
Tulane	5-6	176	214					Bennie Ellender
Navy	4-7	131	229					George Welsh
South Carolina	4-7	223	312					Paul Dietzel
Virginia Tech	4-7	278	261					Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia	4-7	210	224					Bobby Bowden
Army	3-8	156	306					Homer Smith
Air Force	2-9	178	215					Ben Martin
Syracuse	2-9	121	261					Frank Maloney
Florida State	1-10	130	289					Darrell Dan Mudra
Marshall	1-10	111	291					Jack Lengyel

1974 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1974 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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