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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 coachJoe Paterno (2nd season)
CaptainBill Lenkaitis
CaptainJim Litterelle[1]
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   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
Rutgers         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

The 1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season.[2] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

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 Virginiadagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 73 Bradley, DaveDave Bradley Jr
T 77 Buzin, RichRich Buzin Sr
WR 23 Campbell, BobBob Campbell Jr
C 53 Lenkaitis, BillBill Lenkaitis Jr
QB 25 Sherman, TomTom Sherman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 79 McBath, MikeMike McBath Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Post season[]

NFL/AFL Common Draft[]

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

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 14 41 Rich Buzin Offensive tackle New York Giants
2nd 16 43 Bill Lenkaitis Center San Diego Chargers
5th 8 119 Mike McBath Defensive end Buffalo Bills

References[]

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