1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.[1] It was Joe Paterno's first season as head coach of Penn State.

1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1966 record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Irwin
  • John Runnells
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        9 0 1
Colgate        8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech        9 2 0
Army        8 2 0
Dayton        8 2 0
Houston        8 2 0
Memphis State        7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        8 2 1
VPI        8 2 1
Syracuse        8 3 0
Colorado State        7 3 0
New Mexico State        7 3 0
West Texas State        7 3 0
Villanova        6 3 0
Holy Cross        6 3 1
Southern Miss        6 4 0
Texas Western        6 4 0
Tulane        5 4 1
Florida State        6 5 0
Buffalo        5 5 0
Penn State        5 5 0
Air Force        4 6 0
Boston College        4 6 0
Navy        4 6 0
Utah State        4 6 0
Xavier        4 6 0
Pacific        4 7 0
San Jose State        3 7 0
Pittsburgh        1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17MarylandW 15–740,911
September 24at No. 1 Michigan StateL 8–4264,860
October 1at ArmyL 0–1131,112
October 8Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 30–2130,924
October 15at No. 4 UCLAL 11–4937,271
October 22at West VirginiaW 38–615,835
October 29California
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 33–1533,332
November 5Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABC RegionalL 10–1245,126
November 12at No. 5 Georgia TechL 0–2150,172
November 19at PittsburghW 48–2430,467
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Maryland

1 234Total
Maryland 7 000 7
Penn St 11 004 15

[2]

Roster

1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 73 Dave Bradley So
T 77 Rich Buzin Jr
WR 23 Bob Campbell So
C 53 Bill Lenkaitis So
QB 25 Tom Sherman Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 79 Mike McBath Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

NFL/AFL Common Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd2753Dave RoweDefensive tackleNew Orleans Saints
10th20257John RunnellsBoston Patriots
16th22415Mike IrwinBuffalo Bills

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. "Penn State Trips Terrapins, 15-7." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Sept 18. Retrieved 2014-Jan-14.
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