1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
1975 record	9–3
Head coach	Joe Paterno (10th season)
Captain	Greg Buttle
Captain	John Quinn
Captain	Tom Rafferty
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 57,723)
Seasons

1975 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1975 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 6	at Temple	No. 6	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 26–25	57,112
September 13	Stanford	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 34–14	61,325
September 20	at No. 3 Ohio State	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)		L 9–17	88,093
September 27	at Iowa	No. 12	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 30–10	52,780
October 4	Kentucky	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 10–3	60,225
October 11	No. 10 West Virginia	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 39–0	59,658
October 18	at Syracuse	No. 9	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 19–7	28,153
October 25	Army	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 31–0	59,381
November 1	at No. 14 Maryland	No. 9	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		W 15–13	59,973
November 8	North Carolina State	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 14–15	59,536
November 22	at No. 17 Pittsburgh	No. 10	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 7–6	46,846
December 31	vs. No. 4 Alabama	No. 8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl / rivalry)	ABC	L 6–13	75,212
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Andress, JohnJohn Andress 5.0 !Jr T 71 Benson, BradBrad Benson 5.0 !Jr WR 44 Cefalo, JimmyJimmy Cefalo 3.0 !So T 71 Dorney, KeithKeith Dorney 1.0 !Fr WR 46 Fitzkee, ScottScott Fitzkee 1.0 !Fr QB 14 Fusina, ChuckChuck Fusina 1.0 !Fr G 72 Rafferty, TomTom Rafferty 7.0 !Sr T 68 Reihner, GeorgeGeorge Reihner 5.0 !Jr TE 82 Shuler, MickeyMickey Shuler 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 53 Allerman, KurtKurt Allerman 5.0 !Jr DB 25 Bradley, TomTom Bradley 1.0 !Fr LB 67 Buttle, GregGreg Buttle 7.0 !Sr DT 65 Coder, RonRon Coder 7.0 !Sr DE 64 Crosby, RonRon Crosby 5.0 !Jr DT 93 Cummingham, EricEric Cummingham 3.0 !So LB 33 Rosecrans, JimJim Rosecrans 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 99 Bahr, ChrisChris Bahr 7.0 !Sr	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Post season

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
2nd	23	51	Chris Bahr	Kicker	Cincinnati Bengals
3rd	7	67	Greg Buttle	Linebacker	New York Jets
3rd	10	70	Ron Coder	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh Steelers
4th	27	119	Tom Rafferty	Center	Dallas Cowboys