1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, T 17–17 vs. Florida State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Hora (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1
New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1
UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1
Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2
West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Navy
ABCL 22–2320,101[1]
September 29at Miami (FL)
W 17–839,516[2]
October 7No. 4 UCLA
L 15–1748,233[3]
October 14at Boston College
W 50–2815,500[4]
October 21West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1443,704–44,460[5]
October 28at Syracuse
W 29–2041,731[6]
November 4at Maryland
W 38–334,700[7]
November 11No. 3 NC State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 13–846,497[8]
November 18Ohio
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–1423,000[9]
November 25Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 42–634,042[10]
December 30vs. Florida State
ABCT 17–1768,019[11]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 73 Dave Bradley Jr
OT 77 Rich Buzin Sr
WR 23 Bob Campbell Jr
RB Fran Ganter Fr
C 53 Bill Lenkaitis Jr
QB 25 Tom Sherman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 79 Mike McBath Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

NFL/AFL draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 14 41 Rich Buzin Offensive tackle New York Giants
2nd 16 43 Bill Lenkaitis Center San Diego Chargers
5th 8 119 Mike McBath Defensive end Buffalo Bills

References

  1. ^ "Lions fall to Navy, 23–22". The Orlando Sentinel. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Penn State raps Miami crew, 17–8". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 30, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bruins squeeze past Penn State". The Houston Post. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lions rough up Boston College". The Patriot-News. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pittman leads Penn State to nod over West Virginia". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penn State tops Syracuse". The State. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Penn State rambles over Maryland, 38–3". Sunday Call- Chronicle. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lions stave off Wolfpack, 13–8". The News and Observer. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Onkotz scores on 56-yard runback in Penn State victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Penn State blasts Pitt". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Paterno's gamble: State fit to be tied". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1968. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Penn State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
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