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1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Cotton Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1974 record10–2
Head coachJoe Paterno (9th season)
CaptainJack Baiorunos
CaptainJim Bradley
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 57,723)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I Independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame         10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State         10 2 0
Temple         8 2 0
Boston College         8 3 0
Utah State         8 3 0
No. 19 Houston         8 3 1
Rutgers         7 3 1
Cincinnati         7 4 0
Memphis State         7 4 0
Pittsburgh         7 4 0
Georgia Tech         6 5 0
Hawaii         6 5 0
Miami (FL)         6 5 0
Southern Miss         6 5 0
Holy Cross         5 5 1
Tulane         5 6 0
Colgate         4 6 0
Northern Illinois         4 7 0
Navy         4 7 0
South Carolina         4 7 0
Virginia Tech         4 7 0
West Virginia         4 7 0
Army         3 8 0
Dayton         3 8 0
Villanova         3 8 0
Air Force         2 9 0
Syracuse         2 9 0
Florida State         1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14No. 20 StanfordNo. 8ABCW 24–2058,200
September 21NavyNo. 8
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–742,000
September 28at IowaNo. 19W 27–046,500
October 5at ArmyNo. 15W 21–1441,221
October 12Wake ForestdaggerNo. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 55–056,500
October 19SyracuseNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 30–1459,100
October 26at West VirginiaNo. 10W 21–1234,500
November 2No. 15 MarylandNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 24–1760,125
November 9at North Carolina StateNo. 7L 7–1247,700
November 16OhioNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–1658,700
November 28at No. 18 PittsburghNo. 10ABCW 31–1048,895
January 1, 1975vs. No. 12 BaylorNo. 7CBSW 41–2067,500
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Andress, JohnJohn Andress So
T 71 Benson, BradBrad Benson So
T 74 Bleamer, JeffJeff Bleamer Sr
RB 32 Donchez, TomTom Donchez Sr
G 61 Nessel, JohnJohn Nessel Sr
G 72 Rafferty, TomTom Rafferty Jr
QB 12 Shuman, TomTom Shuman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 53 Allerman, KurtKurt Allerman So
LB 67 Buttle, GregGreg Buttle Jr
LB 66 Devlin, ChrisChris Devlin Sr
DE 85 Graf, DaveDave Graf Sr
DE 79 Hartenstine, MikeMike Hartenstine Sr
LB 33 Rosecrans, JimJim Rosecrans Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 99 Bahr, ChrisChris Bahr Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Post season[]

NFL Draft[]

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1975 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 5 31 Mike Hartenstine Defensive end Chicago Bears
4th 3 81 John Nessel Atlanta Falcons
4th 24 102 Tom Donchez Running back Buffalo Bills
6th 12 142 Tom Shuman Cincinnati Bengals
7th 14 170 Chris Devlin Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals
8th 16 198 Jeff Bleamer Offensive tackle Philadelphia Eagles
9th 15 223 Dan Natale San Francisco 49ers
10th 22 256 Joe Jackson Miami Dolphins
12th 16 312 Greg Murphy Pittsburgh Steelers
17th 5 421 Dave Graf Linebacker Cleveland Browns

References[]

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