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1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Irwin
  • John Runnells
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 0 – 1
Colgate   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Houston   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
VPI   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colorado State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Texas Western   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Air Force   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Xavier   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pacific   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.[1] It was Joe Paterno's first season as head coach of Penn State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17Maryland
W 15–740,911
September 24at No. 1 Michigan State
L 8–4264,860
October 1at Army
L 0–1131,112
October 8Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 30–2130,924
October 15at No. 4 UCLA
L 11–4937,271
October 22at West Virginia
W 38–615,835
October 29Californiadagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 33–1533,332
November 5Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABC RegionalL 10–1245,126
November 12at No. 5 Georgia Tech
L 0–2150,172
November 19at Pittsburgh
W 48–2430,467
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Maryland

1 234Total
Maryland 7 000 7
• Penn St 11 004 15
Scoring summary
Q1MDTorain 15 yard run (Bramson kick)MD 7–0
Q1PSUSafety, Carlson forced out of end zoneMD 7–2
Q1PSUWhite 2 yard run (pass failed)PSU 8–7
Q1PSUSherman 23 yard field goalPSU 11–7
Q4PSUSafety, Pastrana tackled in end zonePSU 13–7
Q4PSUSafety, Petry illegal pass from end zonePSU 15–7

[2]

Michigan State

Army

Boston College

UCLA

West Virginia

Roster

1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 73 Dave Bradley So
OT 77 Rich Buzin Jr
WR 23 Bob Campbell So
C 53 Bill Lenkaitis So
QB 25 Tom Sherman Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 79 Mike McBath Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL/AFL Common Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 27 53 Dave Rowe Defensive tackle New Orleans Saints
10th 20 257 John Runnells – Boston Patriots
16th 22 415 Mike Irwin – Buffalo Bills

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Penn State Trips Terrapins, 15-7." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Sept 18. Retrieved 2014-Jan-14.


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