1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Cotton Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record10–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Jack Baiorunos
  • Jim Bradley
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 57,723)
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

Roster

1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 John Andress So
OT 71 Brad Benson So
OT 74 Jeff Bleamer Sr
RB 32 Tom Donchez Sr
G 61 John Nessel Sr
G 72 Tom Rafferty Jr
QB 12 Tom Shuman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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

NFL Draft

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1975 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd531Mike HartenstineDefensive endChicago Bears
4th381John NesselOffensive guardAtlanta Falcons
4th24102Tom DonchezRunning backBuffalo Bills
6th12142Tom ShumanQuarterbackCincinnati Bengals
7th14170Chris DevlinLinebackerCincinnati Bengals
8th16198Jeff BleamerOffensive tacklePhiladelphia Eagles
9th15223Dan NataleTight endSan Francisco 49ers
10th22256Joe JacksonLinebackerMiami Dolphins
12th16312Greg MurphyDefensive endPittsburgh Steelers
17th5421Dave GrafLinebackerCleveland Browns

References

  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.


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