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AP | No. 20 |
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The 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A 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 |
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September 15 | Rutgers | No. 7 | | | W 45–10 | 77,309 |
September 22 | Texas A&M | No. 6 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | L 14–27 | 77,575 |
September 29 | at No. 6 Nebraska | No. 18 | | ABC | L 17–42 | 76,151 |
October 6 | at Maryland | | | | W 27–7 | 52,348 |
October 13 | Army![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 24–3 | 77,157 |
October 20 | vs. Syracuse | | | | W 35–7 | 53,789 |
October 27 | West Virginia | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 31–6 | 77,923 |
November 3 | Miami (FL) | No. 19 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| TCS | L 10–26 | 75,332 |
November 10 | at North Carolina State | | | | W 9–7 | 51,200 |
November 17 | Temple | No. 18 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 22–7 | 76,000 |
December 1 | No. 11 Pittsburgh | No. 19 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 14–29 | 76,958 |
December 22 | vs. No. 15 Tulane | | | ABC | W 9–6 | 50,021 |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 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
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Post season
NFL Draft
Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1980 NFL Draft.
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National championship seasons in bold |