1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1971Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 30–6 vs. Texas
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 11
AP
No. 5
Record
11–1
Head coach
Joe Paterno (6th season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Jim O'Hora (6th season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
Dave Joyner
Charlie Zapiec
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Penn State
–
11
–
1
–
0
Boston College
–
9
–
2
–
0
No. 17 Houston
–
9
–
3
–
0
No. 13 Notre Dame
–
8
–
2
–
0
Utah State
–
8
–
3
–
0
Florida State
–
8
–
4
–
0
Cincinnati
–
7
–
4
–
0
West Virginia
–
7
–
4
–
0
Temple
–
6
–
2
–
1
Air Force
–
6
–
4
–
0
Army
–
6
–
4
–
0
Colgate
–
6
–
4
–
0
Villanova
–
6
–
4
–
1
South Carolina
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
6
–
5
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
6
–
6
–
0
New Mexico State
–
5
–
5
–
1
Northern Illinois
–
5
–
5
–
1
Syracuse
–
5
–
5
–
1
Dayton
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
4
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
4
–
7
–
0
Rutgers
–
4
–
7
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
4
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
3
–
8
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulane
–
3
–
8
–
0
Marshall
–
2
–
8
–
0
Xavier
–
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
^"Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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