1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 42–30 vs. Arizona State
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 5
1977 record 11–1
Head coach Joe Paterno (12th season)
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Captain John Dunn
Captain Steve Geise
Captain Ron Hostetler
Captain Randy Sidler
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 60,203)
1977 NCAA Division I Independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
Colgate   –  –   10 –1 –0
No. 16 San Diego State   –  –   10 –1 –0
Tennessee State   –  –   8 –1 –1
No. 14 Florida State   –  –   10 –2 –0
North Texas State   –  –   10 –1 –0*
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –  –   9 –2 –1
East Carolina   –  –   8 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   8 –3 –0
Army   –  –   7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  –   7 –4 –1
Boston College   –  –   6 –5 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –4 –2
Georgia Tech   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis   –  –   6 –5 –0
Northwestern State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  –   6 –5 –0
William & Mary   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Temple   –  –   5 –5 –1
Hawaii   –  –   5 –6 –0
Navy   –  –   5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  –   5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   5 –7 –0
Utah State   –  –   4 –7 –0
Villanova   –  –   4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  –   3 –7 –1
Virginia Tech   –  –   3 –7 –1
Indiana State   –  –   3 –7 –0
Miami (FL)   –  –   3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  –   3 –8 –0
Tulane   –  –   3 –8 –0
Air Force   –  –   2 –8 –1
Holy Cross   –  –   2 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2–0) awarded a forfeit win after UCLA was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. 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
September 2 at Rutgers No. 13 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ W 45–7   64,790
September 17 Houston No. 10 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 31–14   62,554
September 24 Maryland No. 5 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC W 27–9   62,079
October 1 No. 16 Kentucky No. 4 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 20–24   62,196
October 8 Utah Statedagger No. 10 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 16–7   62,015
October 15 at Syracuse No. 10 Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry) W 31–24   27,029
October 22 West Virginia No. 10 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 49–28   62,108
October 29 Miami (FL) No. 9 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 49–7   61,853
November 5 at North Carolina State No. 9 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 21–17   44,800
November 12 Temple No. 9 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 44–7   61,327
November 26 at No. 10 Pittsburgh No. 9 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC W 15–13   56,500
December 25 vs. No. 15 Arizona State No. 9 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) CBS W 42–30   57,766
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 81 Bob Bassett Jr
WR 44 Jimmy Cefalo Sr
T 68 Eric Cummingham Jr
T 71 Keith Dorney Jr
WR 46 Scott Fitzkee Jr
QB 14 Chuck Fusina Jr
RB 24 Mike Guman So
TE 82 Mickey Shuler Sr
RB 32 Matt Suhey So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 25 Tom Bradley Jr
DE 54 Bruce Clark So
LB 95 Tom DePaso Sr
S 27 Pete Harris So
DE 74 Larry Kubin Fr
DT 57 Pete Kugler Fr
LB 56 Lance Mehl So
LB 60 Matt Millen So
DE 28 Rich Milot Jr
DT 78 Randy Sidler Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10 Matt Bahr Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

1 234Total
Miami (FL) 0 007 7
• Penn St 7 28140 49
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
  • Game attendance: 61,853

[2]

Fiesta Bowl


Fiesta Bowl
#15 Arizona State vs. #8 Penn State
1 234Total
Arizona St 0 14016 30
• Penn St 14 3718 42

[3]

Post season

NFL Draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1978 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
3rd561Mickey ShulerTight endNew York Jets
3rd2581Jimmy CefaloWide receiverMiami Dolphins
5th4113Randy Sidler–New York Jets
6th17155Steve Geise–Cincinnati Bengals
9th5227Neil Hutton–New York Jets
10th17267Tom DePasoLinebackerCincinnati Bengals
11th25303Ron Hostetler–Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 29.
  3. ↑ "Penn State runs mark to 11-1." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Dec 26.
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