American college football season
The 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season .[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 15 Rutgers No. 7 W 45–1077,309 September 22 Texas A&M No. 6 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA L 14–2777,575 September 29 at No. 6 Nebraska No. 18 ABC L 17–4276,151 October 6 at Maryland W 27–752,348 October 13 Army Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 24–377,157 October 20 vs. Syracuse W 35–753,789 October 27 West Virginia Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) W 31–677,923 [2] November 3 Miami (FL) No. 19 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA TCS L 10–2675,332 November 10 at NC State W 9–751,200 [3] November 17 No. 18 Temple Beaver Stadium University Park, PA W 22–776,000 December 1 No. 11 Pittsburgh No. 19 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) ABC L 14–2976,958 December 22 vs. No. 15 Tulane ABC W 9–650,021 HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game information First quarter
PSU – Booker Moore 1-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards. Second quarter
PSU – Matt Suhey 17-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick), 7:06. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards. PSU – Herb Menhardt 24-yard field goal, 2:36. Penn State 17–0. Drive: Third quarter
ARMY – Dave Aucoin 44-yard field goal. Penn State 17–3. Drive: Fourth quarter
PSU – Matt Suhey 61-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 24–3. Drive: Top passers ARMY – Jerryl Bennett – 7/26, 120 yards, INT PSU – Dayle Tate – 6/14, 51 yards, 3 INT Top rushers ARMY – Jimmy Hill – 23 rushes, 43 yards PSU – Matt Suhey – 23 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARMY – Kevin Kullander – 3 receptions, 89 yards PSU – Booker Moore – 3 receptions, 28 yards
Homecoming Matt Suhey – 4th highest single game rushing total in school history, broke school record for career rushing attempts, moved into 4th place on all-time school rushing list Booker Moore – 24 rushes, 103 yards
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Pittsburgh [ edit ]
Liberty Bowl (vs. Tulane) [ edit ]
1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
NFL Draft [ edit ] Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1980 NFL Draft .
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