1978 Season
| 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |||
| Sugar Bowl, lost to Alabama 14–7 | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #4 | ||
| AP | #4 | ||
| 1978 record | 11–1 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Captain | Chuck Fusina | ||
| Captain | Paul Suhey | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 76,639) |
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Seasons
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1, 1978 | at Temple | #3 | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | W 10–7 | 53,103 | |||
| September 9, 1978 | Rutgers | #3 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 26–10 | 77,154 | |||
| September 16, 1978 | at #6 Ohio State | #5 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC Regional | W 19–0 | 88,202 | ||
| September 23, 1978 | SMU | #3 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 26–21 | 77,704 | |||
| September 30, 1978 | TCU | #5 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 58–0 | 76,832 | |||
| October 7, 1978 | at Kentucky | #5 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 30–0 | 58,068 | |||
| October 21, 1978 | Syracuse | #2 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 45–15 | 77,827 | |||
| October 28, 1978 | at West Virginia | #2 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 49–21 | 34,010 | |||
| November 4, 1978 | #5 Maryland | #2 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | W 27–3 | 78,019 | ||
| November 11, 1978 | NC State | #2 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 19–10 | 77,043 | |||
| November 24, 1978 | #15 Pittsburgh | #1 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | W 17–10 | 77,465 | ||
| January 1, 1979 | vs. #2 Alabama | #1 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC National | L 7–14 | 76,824 | ||
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