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1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record7–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Hora (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Notre Dame     10 1 0
    Villanova     9 2 0
    No.16Air Force     9 3 0
    No.13Georgia Tech     9 3 0
    Boston College     8 2 0
    No.19Houston     8 3 0
    West Virginia     8 3 0
    No.17Tulane     8 4 0
    No.18Penn State     7 3 0
    West Texas State     7 3 0
    Cincinnati     7 4 0
    Florida State     7 4 0
    Virginia Tech     5 6 0
    Syracuse     6 4 0
    Dayton     5 4 1
    Pittsburgh     5 5 0
    Rutgers     5 5 0
    Utah State     5 5 0
    Colgate     5 6 0
    Southern Miss     5 6 0
    New Mexico State     4 6 0
    Miami (FL)     3 8 0
    Northern Illinois     3 7 0
    Marshall     3 6 0
    Buffalo     2 9 0
    Navy     2 9 0
    Army     1 9 1
    Xavier     1 9 0
    Holy Cross     0 10 1
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver StadiuminUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

    The Nittany Lions entered the season with a 22-game winning streak, unbeaten (29–0–1) in their last thirty games.[1][2] By mid-season, they had dropped three (including one at home), then won the last five to finish at 7–3 and climbed to No. 18 in the final AP poll.[3]

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 19NavyNo. 7
  • University Park, PA
  • W 55–748,566
    September 26at No. 18ColoradoNo. 4
  • Boulder, CO
  • ABCL 13–4142,850
    October 3atWisconsinNo. 16
  • Madison, WI
  • L 16–2955,204
    October 10atBoston College
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
  • W 28–325,252
    October 17Syracusedagger
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • L 7–2450,540
    October 24atArmy
  • West Point, NY
  • ABCW 38–1441,062
    October 31West Virginia
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 42–849,932[4]
    November 7atMaryland
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
  • W 34–023,400[5]
    November 14Ohio
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 32–2243,000
    November 21PittsburghNo. 20
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 35–1550,017
    • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Roster

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    Notable players included senior linebacker Jack Ham and junior running backs Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris.

    1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 25 Mike Cooper Sr
    WR 88 Greg Edmonds Sr
    RB Fran Ganter Sr
    RB 34 Franco Harris Jr
    QB 16 John Hufnagel So
    TE 89 John Hull Jr
    C 56 Warren Koegel (C) Sr
    RB 23 Lydell Mitchell Jr
    OT 78 Vic Surma Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 83 Bruce Bannon So
    DT 37 Rick Brown So
    LB 33 Jack Ham (C) Sr
    LB 80 Gary Hull Sr
    LB 15 Mark Koiwai Sr
    LB 47 Jim Laslavic So
    DE 81 John Skorupan So
    LB 60 Charlie Zapiec Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P/QB 13 Bob Parsons Jr
    LB/PK/P 80 Gary Hull Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster

    Post season

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    After three consecutive bowl appearances, Penn State stayed home this year, but went to a bowl in each of the next thirteen seasons.

    NFL Draft

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    Four Nittany Lions were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.

    Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
    2nd 8 34 Jack Ham Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
    3rd 21 73 Warren Koegel Center Oakland Raiders
    11th 22 282 Vic Surma Wide receiver Miami Dolphins
    16th 24 414 Greg Edmonds Wide receiver/Tight end Minnesota Vikings

    References

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    1. ^ "Colorado ends Penn State victory string, 41-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press.
  • ^ Harral, Paul K. (September 27, 1970). "23-game Penn State string halted by Colorado, 41-13". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. D1.
  • ^ Franke, Russ (November 22, 1970). "Lions thunder past Pitt, 35-15". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, section 4.
  • ^ "West Virginia routed by Penn State, 42–8". The Greenville News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Inartistic quarterback leads Penn St. to 34–0 victory". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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