1976 Penn State
7–5, coached by Joe Paterno. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia 33–0Oct 23
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Stanford | W 15–12 | 73% |
| Sep 18 | vs 2Ohio State | L 7–12 | 51% |
| Sep 25 | vs Iowa | L 6–7 | 81% |
| Oct 2 | at Kentucky | L 6–22 | 61% |
| Oct 9 | vs Army | W 38–16 | 84% |
| Oct 16 | vs Syracuse | W 27–3 | 79% |
| Oct 23 | at West Virginia | W 33–0 | 49% |
| Oct 30 | at Temple | W 31–30 | 72% |
| Nov 6 | vs NC State | W 41–20 | 75% |
| Nov 13 | at Miami | W 21–7 | 70% |
| Nov 26 | at 1Pittsburgh | L 7–24 | 34% |
| Dec 27Bowls & playoff | vs 15Notre DameGator Bowl | L 9–20 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 20–9 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 10
- Wk 2: 7
- Wk 3: 11
- Wk 4: 20
- Wk 11: 17
- Wk 12: 16
- Wk 13: 20
Players on this team
Matt MillenLinebacker- Chuck FusinaQuarterback
- Bruce ClarkDefensive tackle
- Matt SuheyRunning back
- Mickey ShulerTight end
- Kurt AllermanLinebacker
- Eric CunninghamGuard
- Ron CrosbyLinebacker
- Mike GumanRunning back
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 1976.
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 7
- Points
- 241–173
- Coach
- Joe Paterno
- Elo
- 1633 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- 12.6 No. 27 of 132; offense No. 50, defense No. 19
- SRS
- 12.8 No. 22 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim O’Hora
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1977
The 1977 draft| Rd 2 | George Reihner OG | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 3 | Kurt Allerman LB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 5 | Ron Crosby LB | Detroit Lions |