1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1968Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 15–14 vs. Kansas
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 3
AP
No. 2
Record
11–0
Head coach
Joe Paterno (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Jim O'Hora (3rd season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
John Kulka
Mike Reid
Steve Smear
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Penn State
–
11
–
0
–
0
Rutgers
–
8
–
2
–
0
West Texas State
–
8
–
2
–
0
No. 5 Notre Dame
–
7
–
2
–
1
Florida State
–
8
–
3
–
0
Air Force
–
7
–
3
–
0
Army
–
7
–
3
–
0
Buffalo
–
7
–
3
–
0
No. 18 Houston
–
6
–
2
–
2
Utah State
–
7
–
3
–
0
Boston College
–
7
–
3
–
0
West Virginia
–
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 Penn State Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The 1968 team was Paterno's first perfect season. Despite going 11–0, the Nittany Lions finished behind 10–0 Ohio State in the final AP Poll (conducted after bowl season), and behind Ohio State and 9–0–1 USC in the final Coaches Poll (conducted before bowl season).[1]
^"Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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