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1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 15–14 vs. Kansas
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 2
1968 record 11–0
Head coach Joe Paterno (3rd year)
Captain John Kulka
Captain Mike Reid
Captain Steve Smear
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
« 1967 1969 »
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Penn State         11 0 0
Rutgers         8 2 0
West Texas State         8 2 0
#5 Notre Dame         7 2 1
Florida State         8 3 0
Air Force         7 3 0
Army         7 3 0
Buffalo         7 3 0
#18 Houston         6 2 2
Utah State         7 3 0
Boston College         7 3 0
VPI         7 4 0
Pacific         6 4 0
Syracuse         6 4 0
Villanova         6 4 0
Xavier         6 4 0
Colgate         5 5 0
Dayton         5 5 0
Miami (FL)         5 5 0
New Mexico State         5 5 0
Georgia Tech         4 6 0
Southern Miss         4 6 0
Holy Cross         3 6 1
San Jose State         3 7 0
Navy         2 8 0
Tulane         2 8 0
Pittsburgh         1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 team was Paterno's first perfect season. Despite going 11–0, the Nittany Lions finished behind 9–0 Ohio State and 9–0–1 USC in both polls.

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1969 NFL/AFL Common Draft.


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