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The 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| at Rutgers | No. 13 | | | W 45–7 | 64,790 | |
September 17 | No. 9 Houston | No. 10 | | | W 31–14 | 62,554 | |
September 24 | Maryland | No. 5 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 27–9 | 62,079 | [2] |
October 1 | Kentucky | No. 4 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | L 20–24 | 62,196 | [3] |
October 8 | Utah State | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 16–7 | 62,015 | |
October 15 | at Syracuse | No. 10 | | | W 31–24 | 27,029 | |
October 22 | West Virginia | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 49–28 | 62,108 | [4] |
October 29 | Miami (FL) | No. 9 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 49–7 | 61,853 | |
November 5 | at NC State | No. 9 | | | W 21–17 | 44,800 | [5] |
November 12 | Temple | No. 9 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 44–7 | 61,327 | |
November 26 | at No. 10 Pittsburgh | No. 9 | | ABC | W 15–13 | 56,500 | |
| vs. No. 15 Arizona State | No. 8 | | CBS | W 42–30 | 57,766 | [6] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miami (FL) |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Penn St |
7 |
28 | 14 | 0 |
49 |
- Date: October 29
- Location: Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
- Game attendance: 61,853
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PSU | Guthrie 56-yard pass from Fusina (Bahr kick) | Penn St 7-0 |
| 2 | | PSU | Suhey 1-yard run (Bahr kick) | Penn St 14-0 |
| 2 | | PSU | Torrey 3-yard run (Bahr kick) | Penn St 21-0 |
| 2 | | PSU | Suhey 3-yard run (Bahr kick) | Penn St 28-0 |
| 2 | | PSU | Suhey 1-yard run (Bahr kick) | Penn St 35-0 |
| 3 | | PSU | Fitzkee 72-yard pass from Fusina (Bahr kick) | Penn St 42-0 |
| 3 | | PSU | LaPointe 17-yard pass from Capozzolli (Bahr kick) | Penn St 49-0 |
| 4 | | MIA | Hobbs 3-yard pass from McMillian (Dennis kick) | Penn St 49-7 |
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Fiesta Bowl
#15 Arizona State vs. #8 Penn State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Arizona St |
0 |
14 | 0 | 16 |
30 |
• Penn St |
14 |
3 | 7 | 18 |
42 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PSU | Lally 21-yard blocked punt return (Bahr kick) | Penn St 7-0 |
| 1 | | PSU | Torrey 3-yard pass from Fusina (Bahr kick) | Penn St 14-0 |
| 2 | | ASU | Lane 11-yard pass from Sproul (Hicks kick) | Penn St 14-7 |
| 2 | | PSU | Bahr 23-yard field goal | Penn St 17-7 |
| 2 | | ASU | Washington 13-yard pass from Sproul (Hicks kick) | Penn St 17-14 |
| 3 | | PSU | Geise 18-yard run (Bahr kick) | Penn St 24-14 |
| 4 | | PSU | Suhey 3-yard run (Bahr kick) | Penn St 31-14 |
| 4 | | ASU | Washington 30-yard pass from Sproul (Hicks kick) | Penn St 31-21 |
| 4 | | PSU | Bahr 32-yard field goal | Penn St 34-21 |
| 4 | | ASU | Perry 1-yard run (Hicks kick) | Penn St 34-28 |
| 4 | | PSU | Suhey 2-yard run (Geise run) | Penn St 42-28 |
| 4 | | ASU | Safety, Fitzkee runs out of end zone | Penn St 42-30 |
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1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1978 NFL draft.
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
- ^ "State passes Maryland for easy 27–9 victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky shocks Penn State". The Tennessean. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions crush Mountaineers". The Times Recorder. October 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State improvises, beats Pack". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions outpoint Arizona State, 42–30, in Fiesta". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 26, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 29.
- ^ "Penn State runs mark to 11-1." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Dec 26.
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