1979 Season
| 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Liberty Bowl, defeated Tulane | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #18 | ||
| AP | #20 | ||
| 1979 record | 8–4 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 76,639) |
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 15, 1979 | Rutgers | #7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 45–10 | 77,309 | |||
| September 22, 1979 | Texas A&M | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 14–27 | 77,575 | |||
| September 29, 1979 | at #6 Nebraska | #18 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC Regional | L 17–42 | 76,151 | ||
| October 6, 1979 | at Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 27–7 | 52,348 | ||||
| October 13, 1979 | Army | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 24–3 | 77,157 | ||||
| October 20, 1979 | vs. Syracuse | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | W 35–7 | 53,789 | ||||
| October 27, 1979 | West Virginia | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 31–6 | 77,923 | ||||
| November 3, 1979 | Miami (FL) | #19 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 10–26 | 75,332 | |||
| November 10, 1979 | at NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 9–7 | 51,200 | ||||
| November 17, 1979 | Temple | #18 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 22–7 | 76,000 | |||
| December 1, 1979 | #11 Pittsburgh | #19 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | L 14–29 | 76,958 | ||
| December 22, 1979 | vs. #15 Tulane | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | ABC National | W 9–6 | 50,021 | |||
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