1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, L 9–20 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 60,203)
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh    12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers    11 0 0
San Diego State    10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame    9 3 0
Colgate    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Cincinnati    8 3 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
North Texas State *    7 4 0
Southern Illinois    7 4 0
Penn State    7 5 0
Villanova    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 5 0
Virginia Tech    6 5 0
Army    5 6 0
Florida State    5 6 0
Illinois State    5 6 0
Richmond    5 6 0
West Virginia    5 6 0
Georgia Tech    4 6 1
Temple    4 6 0
Air Force    4 7 0
Dayton    4 7 0
Louisville    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Indiana State    3 7 0
Hawaii    3 8 0
Holy Cross    3 8 0
Miami (FL)    3 8 0
Syracuse    3 8 0
Utah State    3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana    2 9 0
Southern Miss    2 9 0
Tulane    2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.[2] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11StanfordNo. 10W 15–1261,645
September 18No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 7–1262,503
September 25IowaNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–761,268
October 2at KentuckyNo. 20L 6–2257,723[3]
October 9Army
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 38–1660,436
October 16Syracusedagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–361,474
October 23at West VirginiaW 33–037,762
October 30at TempleW 31–3042,005
November 6NC State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 41–2060,426
November 13at Miami (FL)W 21–719,627
November 26at No. 1 PittsburghNo. 16ABCL 7–2450,360
December 27vs. No. 15 Notre DameNo. 20ABCL 9–2067,827
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 71 Brad Benson Sr
WR 44 Jimmy Cefalo Jr
OT 68 Eric Cummingham So
OT 71 Keith Dorney So
WR 46 Scott Fitzkee So
QB 14 Chuck Fusina So
OT 68 George Reihner Sr
TE 82 Mickey Shuler Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 53 Kurt Allerman Sr
DB 25 Tom Bradley So
DE 64 Ron Crosby Sr
DE 28 Rich Milot So
DT 78 Randy Sidler Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1977 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd1038George ReihnerOffensive guardHouston Oilers
3rd2278Kurt AllermanLinebackerSt. Louis Cardinals
5th2114Ron CrosbyLinebackerDetroit Lions
8th24219Brad BensonOffensive tackleNew England Patriots

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. "Penn State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. "Penn State loses 3rd straight, 22–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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