1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1979Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 9–6 vs. Tulane
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 18
AP
No. 20
Record
8–4
Head coach
Joe Paterno (14th season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Sandusky (3rd season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 7 Pittsburgh
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
UNLV
–
–
9
–
1
–
2
No. 17 Temple
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
Tulane
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
7
–
3
–
1
No. 20 Penn State
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Navy
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
4
–
1
Syracuse
–
–
7
–
5
–
0
Colgate
–
–
5
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Holy Cross
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
North Texas State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Villanova
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
Louisville
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
William & Mary
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Army
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Air Force
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Richmond
–
–
0
–
11
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A 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 (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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