1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1974Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 41–20 vs. Baylor
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 7
AP
No. 7
Record
10–2
Head coach
Joe Paterno (9th season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Jim O'Hora (9th season)
Base defense
4–3
Captains
Jack Baiorunos
Jim Bradley
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Notre Dame
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 7 Penn State
–
10
–
2
–
0
Temple
–
8
–
2
–
0
Boston College
–
8
–
3
–
0
Utah State
–
8
–
3
–
0
No. 19 Houston
–
8
–
3
–
1
Rutgers
–
7
–
3
–
1
Cincinnati
–
7
–
4
–
0
Memphis State
–
7
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
7
–
4
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
6
–
5
–
0
Hawaii
–
6
–
5
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
6
–
5
–
0
Tampa
–
6
–
5
–
0
Holy Cross
–
5
–
5
–
1
Tulane
–
5
–
6
–
0
Colgate
–
4
–
6
–
0
Northern Illinois
–
4
–
7
–
0
Navy
–
4
–
7
–
0
South Carolina
–
4
–
7
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
4
–
7
–
0
West Virginia
–
4
–
7
–
0
Army
–
3
–
8
–
0
Dayton
–
3
–
8
–
0
Villanova
–
3
–
8
–
0
Air Force
–
2
–
9
–
0
Southern Illinois
–
2
–
9
–
0
Syracuse
–
2
–
9
–
0
Florida State
–
1
–
10
–
0
Marshall
–
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I 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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