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American college football season
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 Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 6 at Temple No. 6 W 26–2557,112
September 13 Stanford No. 10 W 34–1461,325
September 20 at No. 3 Ohio State No. 7 L 9–1788,093
September 27 at Iowa No. 12 W 30–1052,780
October 4 Kentucky No. 10 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 10–360,225 [2]
October 11 No. 10 West Virginia No. 9 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) W 39–059,658 [3]
October 18 at Syracuse No. 9 W 19–728,153
October 25 Army No. 9 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 31–059,381
November 1 at No. 14 Maryland No. 9 W 15–1359,973 [4]
November 8 NC State No. 8 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA L 14–1559,536 [5]
November 22 at No. 17 Pittsburgh No. 10 ABC W 7–646,846
vs. No. 4 Alabama No. 8 ABC L 6–1375,212 [6] [7]
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1975 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
Post season
NFL Draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft .
References
^ "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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