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1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Eastern champion

Sugar Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Alabama

ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Hora (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Rutgers     9 2 0
    No.10Penn State     9 3 0
    No.20West Virginia     9 3 0
    Notre Dame     8 3 0
    Virginia Tech     8 3 0
    No.15Pittsburgh     8 4 0
    Boston College     7 4 0
    Georgia Tech     7 4 0
    Memphis State     7 4 0
    Navy     7 4 0
    North Texas State     7 4 0
    Southern Miss     7 4 0
    South Carolina     7 5 0
    Colgate     6 4 0
    Cincinnati     6 5 0
    Hawaii     6 5 0
    Syracuse     6 5 0
    Temple     6 5 0
    Utah State     6 5 0
    Indiana State     5 5 0
    Dayton     5 6 0
    Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
    Tulane     4 7 0
    Villanova     4 7 0
    Florida State     3 8 0
    Air Force     2 8 1
    Houston     2 8 0
    Miami (FL)     2 8 0
    Army     2 9 0
    Marshall     2 9 0
    Southern Illinois     1 9 1
    Holy Cross     1 10 0
    Louisville     1 10 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver StadiuminUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 6atTempleNo. 6
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
  • W 26–2557,112
    September 13StanfordNo. 10
  • University Park, PA
  • W 34–1461,325
    September 20at No. 3Ohio StateNo. 7
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
  • L 9–1788,093
    September 27atIowaNo. 12
  • Iowa City, IA
  • W 30–1052,780
    October 4KentuckydaggerNo. 10
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 10–360,225[2]
    October 11No. 10West VirginiaNo. 9
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 39–059,658[3]
    October 18atSyracuseNo. 9
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • W 19–728,153
    October 25ArmyNo. 9
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 31–059,381
    November 1at No. 14MarylandNo. 9
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
  • W 15–1359,973[4]
    November 8NC StateNo. 8
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • L 14–1559,536[5]
    November 22at No. 17PittsburghNo. 10
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
  • ABCW 7–646,846
    December 31vs. No. 4AlabamaNo. 8
  • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl, rivalry)
  • ABCL 6–1375,212[6][7]
    • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Roster

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    1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 18 John Andress Jr
    WR 16 Dick Barvinchak Sr
    OT 71 Brad Benson Jr
    WR 44 Jimmy Cefalo So
    OT 71 Keith Dorney Fr
    WR 46 Scott Fitzkee Fr
    QB 14 Chuck Fusina Fr
    G 72 Tom Rafferty Sr
    OT 68 George Reihner Jr
    TE 82 Mickey Shuler So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 53 Kurt Allerman Jr
    DE 51 Dave Brockway Jr
    DB 25 Tom Bradley Fr
    LB 67 Greg Buttle Sr
    DT 65 Ron Coder Sr
    DE 64 Ron Crosby Jr
    DT 93 Eric Cummingham So
    LB 95 Tom DePaso So
    LB 38 Ron Hostetler So
    LB 33 Jim Rosecrans Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 99 Chris Bahr 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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    NFL Draft

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    Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft.

    Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
    2nd 23 51 Chris Bahr Kicker Cincinnati Bengals
    3rd 7 67 Greg Buttle Linebacker New York Jets
    3rd 10 70 Ron Coder Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
    4th 27 119 Tom Rafferty Center Dallas Cowboys

    References

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    1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  • ^ "Defense carries Penn State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State destroys error-prone Mountaineers". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State victory string over Maryland still intact". The News and Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Lions upset, 15–14, as Bahr misfires". The Pittsburgh Press. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tide breaks the drought on 13–6 win over Lions". The Ledger. Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 2B. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  • ^ "Bear finds winning secret". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved August 25, 2014 – via Google News Archives.

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