1977 Season
| 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |||
| Fiesta Bowl, beat Arizona State 42–30 | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #4 | ||
| AP | #5 | ||
| 1977 record | 11–1 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Captain | John Dunn | ||
| Captain | Steve Geise | ||
| Captain | Ron Hostetler | ||
| Captain | Randy Sidler | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 60,203) |
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Seasons
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2, 1977 | at Rutgers | #13 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | W 45–7 | 64,790 | |||
| September 17, 1977 | Houston | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 31–14 | 62,554 | |||
| September 24, 1977 | Maryland | #5 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | W 27–9 | 62,079 | ||
| October 1, 1977 | Kentucky | #4 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 20–24 | 62,196 | |||
| October 8, 1977 | Utah State | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 16–7 | 62,015 | |||
| October 15, 1977 | at Syracuse | #10 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 31–24 | 27,029 | |||
| October 22, 1977 | West Virginia | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 49–28 | 62,108 | |||
| October 29, 1977 | Miami (FL) | #9 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 49–7 | 61,853 | |||
| November 5, 1977 | at NC State | #9 | Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 21–17 | 44,800 | |||
| November 12, 1977 | Temple | #9 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 44–7 | 61,327 | |||
| November 26, 1977 | at #10 Pittsburgh | #9 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC National | W 15–13 | 56,500 | ||
| December 25, 1977 | vs. #15 Arizona State | #9 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | CBS | W 42–30 | 57,766 | ||
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