1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 41–20 vs. Baylor
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
1974 record	10–2
Head coach	Joe Paterno (9th season)
Captain	Jack Baiorunos
Captain	Jim Bradley
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 57,723)
Seasons

1974 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	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. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	No. 20 Stanford	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 24–20	58,200
September 21	Navy	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 6–7	42,000
September 28	at Iowa	No. 19	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 27–0	46,500
October 5	at Army	No. 15	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 21–14	41,221
October 12	Wake Forest	No. 15	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 55–0	56,500
October 19	Syracuse	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 30–14	59,100
October 26	at West Virginia	No. 10	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 21–12	34,500
November 2	No. 15 Maryland	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–17	60,125
November 9	at North Carolina State	No. 7	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 7–12	47,700
November 16	Ohio	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 35–16	58,700
November 28	at No. 18 Pittsburgh	No. 10	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–10	48,895
January 1, 1975	vs. No. 12 Baylor	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 41–20	67,500
Homecoming 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 3.0 !So T 71 Benson, BradBrad Benson 3.0 !So T 74 Bleamer, JeffJeff Bleamer 7.0 !Sr RB 32 Donchez, TomTom Donchez 7.0 !Sr G 61 Nessel, JohnJohn Nessel 7.0 !Sr G 72 Rafferty, TomTom Rafferty 5.0 !Jr QB 12 Shuman, TomTom Shuman 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 53 Allerman, KurtKurt Allerman 3.0 !So LB 67 Buttle, GregGreg Buttle 5.0 !Jr LB 66 Devlin, ChrisChris Devlin 7.0 !Sr DE 85 Graf, DaveDave Graf 7.0 !Sr DE 79 Hartenstine, MikeMike Hartenstine 7.0 !Sr LB 33 Rosecrans, JimJim Rosecrans 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 99 Bahr, ChrisChris Bahr 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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