1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 15–14 vs. Kansas
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 2
1968 record 11–0
Head coach Joe Paterno (3rd season)
Captain John Kulka
Captain Mike Reid
Captain Steve Smear
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
Rutgers      8 2 0
West Texas State      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Florida State      8 3 0
Air Force      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Buffalo      7 3 0
No. 18 Houston      6 2 2
Utah State      7 3 0
Boston College      7 3 0
VPI      7 4 0
Pacific      6 4 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 5 0
Dayton      5 5 0
Miami (FL)      5 5 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Southern Miss      4 6 0
Holy Cross      3 6 1
San Jose State      3 7 0
Navy      2 8 0
Tulane      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 team was Paterno's first perfect season. Despite going 11–0, the Nittany Lions finished behind 9–0 Ohio State and 9–0–1 USC in both polls.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 21 Navy No. 10 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA W 31–6   49,273
September 28 Kansas State No. 4 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 25–9   45,024
October 5 at West Virginia No. 3 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) W 31–20   34,500
October 12 at UCLA No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA ABC W 21–6   35,772
October 26 at Boston College No. 4 Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA W 29–0   25,272
November 2 Armydagger No. 4 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 28–24   49,653
November 9 Miami (FL) No. 4 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 22–7   50,132
November 16 at Maryland No. 3 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (Rivalry) W 57–13   30,000
November 23 at Pittsburgh No. 3 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 65–9   31,224
December 7 Syracuse No. 3 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC W 30–12   41,393
January 1, 1969 vs. No. 6 Kansas No. 3 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 15–14   77,719
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 80 Leon Angevine Sr
T 73 Dave Bradley Sr
QB 22 Chuck Buckhart Sr
WR 23 Bob Campbell Sr
QB 25 Mike Cooper So
WR 88 Greg Edmonds So
G 63 Tom Jackson Jr
C 56 Warren Koegel So
RB 24 Charlie Pittman Jr
TE 82 Ted Kwalick Sr
G 60 Charlie Zapiec So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 72 John Ebersole Jr
LB 33 Jack Ham So
LB 51 Gary Hull So
DE 15 Mark Koiwai So
LB 35 Dennis Onkotz Jr
DT 68 Mike Reid Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Post season

NFL/AFL Common Draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1969 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st77Ted KwalickTight endSan Francisco 49ers
2nd1238Dave BradleyOffensive guardGreen Bay Packers
4th482Bob CampbellWide receiverPittsburgh Steelers
7th18174John KulkaMiami Dolphins
15th3367Leon AngevinePhiladelphia Eagles

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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