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American college football season
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).
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 21
Navy No. 10 W 31–649,273
September 28
Kansas State No. 4 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 25–945,024
October 5 at
West Virginia No. 3 W 31–2034,500
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October 12 at
UCLA No. 3
ABC W 21–635,772
October 26 at
Boston College No. 4 W 29–025,272
November 2 1:00 p.m.
Army No. 4 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 28–2449,653
November 9
Miami (FL) No. 4 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 22–750,132
November 16 at
Maryland No. 3 W 57–1330,000
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November 23 at
Pittsburgh No. 3 W 65–931,224
December 7
Syracuse No. 3 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (
rivalry ) ABC W 30–1241,393
vs. No. 6
Kansas No. 3
NBC W 15–1477,719
Roster
1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
Miami (FL)
Vs. Kansas (Orange Bowl)
After the season
1969 NFL/AFL draft
Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the
1969 NFL/AFL draft .
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold