1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
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| 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, W 41-20 vs. Baylor
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #7 |
| AP | #7 |
| 1974 record | 10–2 |
| Head coach | Joe Paterno (9th year) |
| Captain | Jack Baiorunos |
| Captain | Jim Bradley |
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 57,723) |
The 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1974 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Contents
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 14 | #20 Stanford | #8 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | W 24–20 | 58,200 | |||
| September 21 | Navy | #8 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 6–7 | 42,000 | ||||
| September 28 | at Iowa | #19 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 27–0 | 46,500 | ||||
| October 5 | at Army | #15 | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 21–14 | 41,221 | ||||
| October 12 | Wake Forest |
#15 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 55–0 | 56,500 | ||||
| October 19 | Syracuse | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) | W 30–14 | 59,100 | ||||
| October 26 | at West Virginia | #10 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) | W 21–12 | 34,500 | ||||
| November 2 | #15 Maryland | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) | ABC | W 24–17 | 60,125 | |||
| November 9 | at North Carolina State | #7 | Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 7–12 | 47,700 | ||||
| November 16 | Ohio | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 35–16 | 58,700 | ||||
| November 28 | at #18 Pittsburgh | #10 | Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) | ABC | W 31–10 | 48,895 | |||
| January 1, 1975 | vs. #12 Baylor | #7 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 41–20 | 67,500 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Post season
NFL Draft
Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1975 NFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team |
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| 2nd | 5 | 31 | Mike Hartenstine | Defensive end | Chicago Bears |
| 4th | 3 | 81 | John Nessel | – | Atlanta Falcons |
| 4th | 24 | 102 | Tom Donchez | Running back | Buffalo Bills |
| 6th | 12 | 142 | Tom Shuman | – | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 7th | 14 | 170 | Chris Devlin | Linebacker | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 8th | 16 | 198 | Jeff Bleamer | Offensive tackle | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9th | 15 | 223 | Dan Natale | – | San Francisco 49ers |
| 10th | 22 | 256 | Joe Jackson | – | Miami Dolphins |
| 12th | 16 | 312 | Greg Murphy | – | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17th | 5 | 421 | Dave Graf | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns |
References
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