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1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 9–6 vs. Tulane
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 20
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15RutgersNo. 7
W 45–1077,309
September 22Texas A&MNo. 6
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 14–2777,575
September 29at No. 6 NebraskaNo. 18
ABCL 17–4276,151
October 6at Maryland
W 27–752,348
October 13Armydagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 24–377,157
October 20vs. Syracuse
W 35–753,789
October 27West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 31–677,923[2]
November 3Miami (FL)No. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
TCSL 10–2675,332
November 10at NC State
W 9–751,200[3]
November 17No. 18 Temple
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 22–776,000
December 1No. 11 PittsburghNo. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 14–2976,958
December 22vs. No. 15 Tulane
ABCW 9–650,021
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Rutgers

Texas A&M

At Nebraska

External videos
video icon Full game
video icon Game highlights

At Maryland

Army

See also: 1979 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets (2–1–1) at Penn State Nittany Lions (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Army 0 0 303
Penn State 7 10 0724

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 13
  • Game attendance: 77,157
  • [4]
Game information
  • 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
External videos
video icon Penn State highlights

Vs. Syracuse

West Virginia

Miami (FL)

At NC State

Temple

Pittsburgh

External videos
video icon Full game
video icon Game highlights

Liberty Bowl (vs. Tulane)

External videos
video icon Full game

Roster

1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Todd Blackledge Fr
WR 29 Mark Cherewka Jr
WR 19 Tom Donovan Sr
OT 77 Bill Dugan Jr
G 62 Sean Farrell So
RB 24 Mike Guman Sr
WR 41 Tracy Hall Jr
QB 15 Jeff Hostetler Fr
TE 85 Vyto Kab So
TE 90 Ron LaPointe Sr
RB 38 Mike Meade So
RB 48 Booker Moore Jr
G 78 Mike Munchak So
OT 70 Irv Pankey Sr
QB Frank Rocco Fr
C 53 Jim Romano Jr
TE 80 Brad Scovill Jr
RB 32 Matt Suhey Sr
QB 17 Dayle Tate Jr
WR 13 Kip Vernaglia Sr
RB 25 Curt Warner Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 86 Jeff Bergstrom So
DB 30 Matt Bradley So
DT[5] 54 Bruce Clark Sr
CB 20 Joel Coles So
DE 74 Larry Kubin Jr
DT 57 Pete Kugler Jr
CB 12 Jon Lebo So
LB 37 Walker Lee Ashley Fr
LB 56 Lance Mehl Sr
DT[6] 60 Matt Millen Sr
LB 94 Chet Parlavecchio So
CB 47 Danny Rocco Fr
LB 89 Carlos Quirch Sr
S 23 John Walsh Jr
CB 49 Tom Wise Jr
DT 61 Leo Wisniewski So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Brian Franco So
P 21 Ralph Giacomarro Fr
K 31 Herb Menhardt Jr
LS 97 Brian Hand Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured     Injured
  • Redshirt     Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1980 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 4 4 Bruce Clark Defensive tackle Green Bay Packers
2nd 15 43 Matt Millen Linebacker Oakland Raiders
2nd 18 46 Matt Suhey Running back Chicago Bears
2nd 22 50 Irv Pankey Offensive tackle Los Angeles Rams
3rd 13 69 Lance Mehl Linebacker New York Jets
6th 16 154 Mike Guman Running back Los Angeles Rams
9th 9 230 Tom Donovan Wide receiver Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "West Virginia beaten, 31–6, by Penn State". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Menhardt's late field goal lifts Penn State by 'Pack". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn State unleashes infantry on Army." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Oct 14. Pg. 8B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-15.
  5. ^ "The story behind the Bruce Clark bombshell".
  6. ^ "1979 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster".
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