1968 Season
| 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |||
| Orange Bowl, defeated Kansas, 15–14 | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #3 | ||
| AP | #2 | ||
| 1968 record | 11–0 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Captain | John Kulka | ||
| Captain | Mike Reid | ||
| Captain | Steve Smear | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 46,284) |
||
Seasons
|
|||
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.
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 1968 | Navy | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 31–6 | 49,273 | |||
| September 28, 1968 | Kansas State | #4 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 25–9 | 45,024 | |||
| October 5, 1968 | at West Virginia | #3 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 31–20 | 34,500 | |||
| October 12, 1968 | at UCLA | #3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC Regional | W 21–6 | 35,772 | ||
| October 26, 1968 | at Boston College | #4 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 29–0 | 25,272 | |||
| November 2, 1968 | Army | #4 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 28–24 | 49,653 | |||
| November 9, 1968 | Miami (FL) | #4 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 22–7 | 50,132 | |||
| November 16, 1968 | at Maryland | #3 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 57–13 | 30,000 | |||
| November 23, 1968 | at Pittsburgh | #3 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 65–9 | 31,224 | |||
| December 7, 1968 | Syracuse | #3 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | W 30–12 | 41,393 | ||
| January 1, 1969 | vs. #6 Kansas | #3 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 15–14 | 77,719 | ||
Read more about this topic: Penn State Nittany Lions Football Under Joe Paterno (as An Independent)
Famous quotes containing the word season:
“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”
—Fred Rogers (20th century)