1975–76 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1975–76 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10-15
Head coach	Johnny Bach (8th season)
Home arena	Rec Hall

1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Rutgers		–			–			31	–	2		.939
No. 3 UNLV		–			–			29	–	2		.935
No. 2 Marquette		–			–			27	–	2		.931
North Texas State		–			–			22	–	4		.846
No. 19 Centenary		–			–			22	–	5		.815
UNC Charlotte		–			–			24	–	6		.800
Pan American		–			–			20	–	5		.800
No. 7 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	6		.793
St. John's		–			–			23	–	6		.793
Florida State		–			–			21	–	6		.778
Oral Roberts		–			–			20	–	6		.769
Georgetown		–			–			21	–	7		.750
Virginia Tech		–			–			21	–	7		.750
George Washington		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Illinois State		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Creighton		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Northeast Louisiana		–			–			18	–	7		.720
Detroit		–			–			19	–	8		.704
South Florida		–			–			19	–	8		.704
New Orleans		–			–			18	–	8		.692
No. 17 DePaul		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Syracuse		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Holy Cross		–			–			22	–	10		.688
Seton Hall		–			–			18	–	9		.667
South Alabama		–			–			18	–	9		.667
South Carolina		–			–			18	–	9		.667
Providence		–			–			21	–	11		.656
Stetson		–			–			17	–	9		.654
UC Santa Barbara		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Air Force		–			–			16	–	9		.640
VCU		–			–			16	–	9		.640
St. Peter's		–			–			19	–	11		.633
Portland State		–			–			17	–	10		.630
St. Bonaventure		–			–			17	–	10		.630
Mercer		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Villanova		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Niagara		–			–			17	–	12		.586
Long Island		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Colgate		–			–			13	–	11		.542
Xavier		–			–			14	–	12		.538
West Virginia		–			–			15	–	13		.536
Georgia State		–			–			12	–	11		.522
Indiana State		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Dayton		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Hardin–Simmons		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Jacksonville		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Manhattan		–			–			14	–	14		.500
St. Francis (PA)		–			–			14	–	14		.500
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Marshall		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Duquesne		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Northeastern		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Fairfield		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Utah State		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Butler		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Denver		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Pittsburgh		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Army		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Iona		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Milwaukee		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Southern Miss		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Navy		–			–			10	–	14		.417
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			9	–	13		.409
Georgia Southern		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Hawaii		–			–			11	–	16		.407
Penn State		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Buffalo		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Loyola (IL)		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Canisius		–			–			10	–	17		.370
Boston College		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Oklahoma City		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Portland		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Fordham		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Cleveland State		–			–			6	–	19		.240
Houston Baptist		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Baptist		–			–			3	–	23		.115
Samford		–			–			3	–	23		.115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975-76 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 8th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2		at Lehigh	W 93–45	1–0	Taylor Gym
December 4		Delaware	W 66–61	2–0	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 7		Ohio State	W 74–68	3–0	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9		Virginia	L 66–79	3–1	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16		Kent State	W 65–63	4–1	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 19		at Syracuse	L 82–90	4–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 20		at Colgate	W 70–54	5–2	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
December 26		at No. 20 Minnesota	L 70–86	5–3	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27		vs. Butler	L 50–63	5–4
January 2		vs. Harvard	W 63–55	6–4
January 3		at George Washington	L 69–78	6–5	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D. C.
January 11		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 79–68	7–5	Maurice Stokes Athletic Center
January 14		at Bucknell	L 64–69	7–6	Davis Gym
January 17		Muhlenberg	W 91–61	8–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 19		Gettysburg	W 88–54	9–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 24		West Virginia	L 64–69	9–7	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 27		at Georgetown	L 63–71	9–8	McDonough Gymnasium
January 30		at Duquesne	L 70–76	9–9	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 31		at Pittsburgh	L 52–71	9–10	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 4		Temple	L 76–77	9–11	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11		Syracuse	L 93–100	9–12	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 14		at Navy	L 81–83	9–13	Dahlgren Hall
February 18		at West Virginia	L 87–103	9–14	WVU Coliseum
February 21		Pittsburgh	L 61–65	9–15	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 28		vs. Fairfield	W 76–68	10–15
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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