1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	5–5
Head coach	Joe Paterno (1st season)
Captain	Mike Irwin
Captain	John Runnells
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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		–		–				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
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	Maryland	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 15–7	40,911
September 24	at No. 1 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		L 8–42	64,860
October 1	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 0–11	31,112
October 8	Boston College	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 30–21	30,924
October 15	at No. 4 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 11–49	37,271
October 22	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 38–6	15,835
October 29	California	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 33–15	33,332
November 5	Syracuse	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC Regional	L 10–12	45,126
November 12	at No. 5 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		L 0–21	50,172
November 19	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		W 48–24	30,467
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Maryland

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 7 0 0 0 7 • Penn St 11 0 0 4 15 Date: September 17 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game attendance: 40,911 Scoring summary Q1 MD Torain 15 yard run (Bramson kick) MD 7–0 Q1 PSU Safety, Carlson forced out of end zone MD 7–2 Q1 PSU White 2 yard run (pass failed) PSU 8–7 Q1 PSU Sherman 23 yard field goal PSU 11–7 Q4 PSU Safety, Pastrana tackled in end zone PSU 13–7 Q4 PSU Safety, Petry illegal pass from end zone PSU 15–7

Roster

1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 73 Bradley, DaveDave Bradley 3.0 !So T 77 Buzin, RichRich Buzin 5.0 !Jr WR 23 Campbell, BobBob Campbell 3.0 !So C 53 Lenkaitis, BillBill Lenkaitis 3.0 !So QB 25 Sherman, TomTom Sherman 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 79 McBath, MikeMike McBath 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Paterno 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.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
2nd	27	53	Dave Rowe	Defensive tackle	New Orleans Saints
10th	20	257	John Runnells	–	Boston Patriots
16th	22	415	Mike Irwin	–	Buffalo Bills