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1 Schedule  





2 Roster  





3 Game summaries  



3.1  Miami (FL)  





3.2  Vs. Kansas (Orange Bowl)  







4 After the season  



4.1  1969 NFL/AFL draft  







5 References  














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1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Eastern champion
Orange Bowl champion

Orange Bowl, W 15–14 vs. Kansas

ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record11–0
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Hora (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Penn State     11 0 0
    Rutgers     8 2 0
    West Texas State     8 2 0
    No.5Notre Dame     7 2 1
    Florida State     8 3 0
    Air Force     7 3 0
    Army     7 3 0
    Buffalo     7 3 0
    No.18Houston     6 2 2
    Utah State     7 3 0
    Boston College     7 3 0
    West Virginia     7 3 0
    VPI     7 4 0
    Pacific     6 4 0
    Syracuse     6 4 0
    Villanova     6 4 0
    Xavier     6 4 0
    Colgate     5 5 0
    Dayton     5 5 0
    Miami (FL)     5 5 0
    New Mexico State     5 5 0
    Georgia Tech     4 6 0
    Southern Miss     4 6 0
    Holy Cross     3 6 1
    San Jose State     3 7 0
    Navy     2 8 0
    Tulane     2 8 0
    Pittsburgh     1 9 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The 1968 team was Paterno's first perfect season. Despite going 11–0, the Nittany Lions finished behind 10–0 Ohio State in the final AP Poll (conducted after bowl season), and behind Ohio State and 9–0–1 USC in the final Coaches Poll (conducted before bowl season).[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 21NavyNo. 10
  • University Park, PA
  • W 31–649,273
    September 28Kansas StateNo. 4
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 25–945,024
    October 5atWest VirginiaNo. 3
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
  • W 31–2034,500[2]
    October 12atUCLANo. 3
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • ABCW 21–635,772
    October 26atBoston CollegeNo. 4
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
  • W 29–025,272
    November 21:00 p.m.ArmydaggerNo. 4
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 28–2449,653
    November 9Miami (FL)No. 4
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 22–750,132
    November 16atMarylandNo. 3
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
  • W 57–1330,000[3]
    November 23atPittsburghNo. 3
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
  • W 65–931,224
    December 7SyracuseNo. 3
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • ABCW 30–1241,393
    January 1, 1969vs. No. 6KansasNo. 3
  • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)
  • NBCW 15–1477,719
    • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Roster[edit]

    1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 80 Leon Angevine Sr
    OT 73 Dave Bradley Sr
    QB 22 Chuck Burkhart Sr
    WR 23 Bob Campbell Sr
    QB 25 Mike Cooper So
    WR 88 Greg Edmonds So
    RB Fran Ganter So
    G 63 Tom Jackson Jr
    C 56 Warren Koegel So
    RB 24 Charlie Pittman Jr
    TE 82 Ted Kwalick Sr
    G 60 Charlie Zapiec So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 72 John Ebersole Jr
    LB 33 Jack Ham So
    LB 51 Gary Hull So
    DE 15 Mark Koiwai So
    LB 35 Dennis Onkotz Jr
    DT 68 Mike Reid Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries[edit]

    Miami (FL)[edit]

    Vs. Kansas (Orange Bowl)[edit]

    After the season[edit]

    1969 NFL/AFL draft[edit]

    Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.

    Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
    1st 7 7 Ted Kwalick Tight end San Francisco 49ers
    2nd 12 38 Dave Bradley Offensive guard Green Bay Packers
    4th 4 82 Bob Campbell Wide receiver Pittsburgh Steelers
    7th 18 174 John Kulka Offensive guard Miami Dolphins
    15th 3 367 Leon Angevine Running back/Wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  • ^ "Nittany Lions trip Mountaineers, 31–20". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "State still untouchable". The Sunday Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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