1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Cotton Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Hora (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Jack Baiorunos
  • Jim Bradley
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Penn State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Houston   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulane   –   5 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   3 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Marshall   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 20 StanfordNo. 8
ABCW 24–2058,200
September 21NavyNo. 8
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–742,000
September 28at IowaNo. 19
W 27–046,500
October 5at ArmyNo. 15
W 21–1441,221
October 12Wake ForestdaggerNo. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 55–056,500[2]
October 19SyracuseNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 30–1459,100
October 26at West VirginiaNo. 10
W 21–1234,500[3]
November 2No. 15 MarylandNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 24–1760,125[4]
November 9at NC StateNo. 7
L 7–1247,700[5]
November 16OhioNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–1658,700
November 28at No. 18 PittsburghNo. 10
ABCW 31–1048,895
January 1, 1975vs. No. 12 BaylorNo. 7
CBSW 41–2067,500
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 John Andress So
QB 16 Dick Barvinchak Jr
OT 71 Brad Benson So
OT 74 Jeff Bleamer Sr
G 65 Ron Coder So
RB 32 Tom Donchez Sr
G 61 John Nessel Sr
G 72 Tom Rafferty Jr
QB 12 Tom Shuman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 53 Kurt Allerman So
LB 67 Greg Buttle Jr
LB 66 Chris Devlin Sr
DE 85 Dave Graf Sr
DE 79 Mike Hartenstine Sr
LB 33 James Rosecrans Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 99 Chris Bahr Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Post season[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1975 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 5 31 Mike Hartenstine Defensive end Chicago Bears
4th 3 81 John Nessel Offensive guard Atlanta Falcons
4th 24 102 Tom Donchez Running back Buffalo Bills
6th 12 142 Tom Shuman Quarterback Cincinnati Bengals
7th 14 170 Chris Devlin Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals
8th 16 198 Jeff Bleamer Offensive tackle Philadelphia Eagles
9th 15 223 Dan Natale Tight end San Francisco 49ers
10th 22 256 Joe Jackson Linebacker Miami Dolphins
12th 16 312 Greg Murphy Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers
17th 5 421 Dave Graf Linebacker Cleveland Browns

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Penn State rolls up 55–0 win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Penn State again". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Terp mistakes give Penn State 24–17 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pack stuns Lions 12–7". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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