1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Florida State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
1967 record8–2–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Army      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      8 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      8 2 1
New Mexico State      7 2 1
UTEP      7 2 1
Utah State      7 2 1
Florida State      7 2 2
West Texas State      8 3 0
Houston      7 3 0
VPI      7 3 0
Memphis State      6 3 0
Southern Miss      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Xavier      6 3 1
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Buffalo      6 4 0
Navy      5 4 1
Holy Cross      5 5 0
Colorado State      4 5 1
Pacific      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Villanova      4 6 0
Air Force      2 6 2
Tulane      3 7 0
San Jose State      2 7 0
Colgate      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23at NavyABCL 22–2320,101
September 29at Miami (FL)W 17–839,516
October 7No. 4 UCLAL 15–1746,007
October 14at Boston CollegeW 50–2815,500
October 21West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1444,460
October 28at SyracuseW 29–2041,750
November 4at MarylandW 38–334,700
November 11No. 3 North Carolina State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 13–846,497
November 18Ohio
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–1429,556
November 25Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 42–636,008
December 30vs. Florida StateABCT 17–1768,019
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 73 Dave Bradley Jr
T 77 Rich Buzin Sr
WR 23 Bob Campbell Jr
C 53 Bill Lenkaitis Jr
QB 25 Tom Sherman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 79 Mike McBath Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Post season

NFL/AFL Common Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1968 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd1441Rich BuzinOffensive tackleNew York Giants
2nd1643Bill LenkaitisCenterSan Diego Chargers
5th8119Mike McBathDefensive endBuffalo Bills

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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