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American college football season
The 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the
Pennsylvania State University in the
1974 NCAA Division I football season.
[1] The team was coached by
Joe Paterno and played its home games in
Beaver Stadium in
University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | No. 20
Stanford | No. 8 | |
ABC | W 24–20 | 58,200 | |
September 21 |
Navy | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | L 6–7 | 42,000 | |
September 28 | at
Iowa | No. 19 | | | W 27–0 | 46,500 | |
October 5 | at
Army | No. 15 | | | W 21–14 | 41,221 | |
October 12 |
Wake Forest | No. 15 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 55–0 | 56,500 |
[2] |
October 19 |
Syracuse | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| | W 30–14 | 59,100 | |
October 26 | at
West Virginia | No. 10 | | | W 21–12 | 34,500 |
[3] |
November 2 | No. 15
Maryland | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| ABC | W 24–17 | 60,125 |
[4] |
November 9 | at
NC State | No. 7 | | | L 7–12 | 47,700 |
[5] |
November 16 |
Ohio | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 35–16 | 58,700 | |
| at No. 18
Pittsburgh | No. 10 | | ABC | W 31–10 | 48,895 | |
| vs. No. 12
Baylor | No. 7 | |
CBS | W 41–20 | 67,500 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
Roster
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Post season
NFL Draft
Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the
1975 NFL Draft.
References
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"Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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"Penn State rolls up 55–0 win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Penn State again". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Terp mistakes give Penn State 24–17 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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