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American college football season
The 1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division 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 19 | Navy | No. 7 | | | W 55–7 | 48,566 |
September 26 | at No. 18 Colorado | No. 4 | | ABC | L 13–41 | 42,850 |
October 3 | at Wisconsin | No. 16 | | | L 16–29 | 55,204 |
October 10 | at Boston College | | | | W 28–3 | 25,252 |
October 17 | Syracuse![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | L 7–24 | 50,540 |
October 24 | at Army | | | ABC | W 38–14 | 41,062 |
October 31 | West Virginia | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 42–8 | 49,932 |
November 7 | at Maryland | | | | W 34–0 | 23,400 |
November 14 | Ohio | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 32–22 | 43,000 |
November 21 | Pittsburgh | No. 20 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 35–15 | 50,017 |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1970 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
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1971 NFL Draft.
References
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National championship seasons in bold |