1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1968 Penn State Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The 1968 team was Paterno's first perfect season. Despite going 11–0, the Nittany Lions finished behind 10–0 Ohio State in the final AP Poll (conducted after bowl season), and behind Ohio State and 9–0–1 USC in the final Coaches Poll (conducted before bowl season).[1]

1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 15–14 vs. Kansas
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
1968 record11–0
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State      11 0 0
West Texas State      8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Florida State      8 3 0
Air Force      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Buffalo      7 3 0
No. 18 Houston      6 2 2
Utah State      7 3 0
Boston College      7 3 0
West Virginia      7 3 0
VPI      7 4 0
Pacific      6 4 0
Syracuse      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 5 0
Dayton      5 5 0
Miami (FL)      5 5 0
New Mexico State      5 5 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 0
Southern Miss      4 6 0
Holy Cross      3 6 1
San Jose State      3 7 0
Navy      2 8 0
Tulane      2 8 0
Pittsburgh      1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21NavyNo. 10W 31–649,273
September 28Kansas StateNo. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 25–945,024
October 5at West VirginiaNo. 3W 31–2034,500
October 12at UCLANo. 3ABCW 21–635,772
October 26at Boston CollegeNo. 4W 29–025,272
November 2ArmyNo. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 28–2449,653
November 9Miami (FL)No. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 22–750,132
November 16at MarylandNo. 3W 57–1330,000
November 23at PittsburghNo. 3W 65–931,224
December 7SyracuseNo. 3
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 30–1241,393
January 1, 1969vs. No. 6 KansasNo. 3NBCW 15–1477,719
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 80 Leon Angevine Sr
T 73 Dave Bradley Sr
QB 22 Chuck Burkhart Sr
WR 23 Bob Campbell Sr
QB 25 Mike Cooper So
WR 88 Greg Edmonds So
G 63 Tom Jackson Jr
C 56 Warren Koegel So
RB 24 Charlie Pittman Jr
TE 82 Ted Kwalick Sr
G 60 Charlie Zapiec So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 72 John Ebersole Jr
LB 33 Jack Ham So
LB 51 Gary Hull So
DE 15 Mark Koiwai So
LB 35 Dennis Onkotz Jr
DT 68 Mike Reid Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Game summaries

Miami (FL)


vs. Kansas (Orange Bowl)


Post season

NFL/AFL Common Draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1969 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st77Ted KwalickTight endSan Francisco 49ers
2nd1238Dave BradleyOffensive guardGreen Bay Packers
4th482Bob CampbellWide receiverPittsburgh Steelers
7th18174John KulkaMiami Dolphins
15th3367Leon AngevinePhiladelphia Eagles

References

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