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1967 Penn State

8–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Joe Paterno, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1967, game by game: lost at Navy 22–23; won at Miami 17–8; lost vs. No. 3 UCLA 15–17; won at Boston College 50–28; won vs. West Virginia 21–14; won at Syracuse 29–20; won at Maryland 38–3; won vs. No. 3 NC State 13–8; won vs. Ohio 35–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 42–6; tied vs. Florida State 17–17+36−2Lost 22–23 at Navy-1NavyWon 17–8 at Miami+9MiamiLost 15–17 vs. No. 3 UCLA-2No. 3 UCLAWon 50–28 at Boston College+22Boston CollegeWon 21–14 vs. West Virginia+7West VirginiaWon 29–20 at Syracuse+9SyracuseWon 38–3 at Maryland+35MarylandWon 13–8 vs. No. 3 NC State+5No. 3 NC StateWon 35–14 vs. Ohio+21OhioWon 42–6 vs. Pittsburgh+36PittsburghTied 17–17 vs. Florida State0Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atNavyL 22–⁠2349%
Sep 29atMiamiW 17–⁠838%
Oct 7vs3UCLAL 15–⁠1743%
Oct 14atBoston CollegeW 50–⁠2860%
Oct 21vsWest VirginiaW 21–⁠1466%
Oct 28atSyracuseW 29–⁠2040%
Nov 4atMarylandW 38–⁠378%
Nov 11vs3NC StateW 13–⁠853%
Nov 18vsOhioW 35–⁠1478%
Nov 25vsPittsburghW 42–⁠692%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsFlorida StateGator BowlT 17–⁠1754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Florida State 17–⁠17 in the Gator Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1967.

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
299–⁠158
Coach
Joe Paterno
Elo
1678 +128 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.3 No. 13 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jim O’Hora
Captains
Bill Lenkaitis and Jim Litterelle
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 2Richard Buzin OTNew York Giants
Rd 2William Lenkaitis CSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Mike McBath DEBuffalo Bills