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The 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.[2] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Stanford | No. 10 | | | W 15–12 | 61,645 | |
September 18 | No. 2 Ohio State | No. 7 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 7–12 | 62,503 | |
September 25 | Iowa | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | L 6–7 | 61,268 | |
October 2 | at Kentucky | No. 20 | | | L 6–22 | 57,723 | [3] |
October 9 | Army | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 38–16 | 60,436 | |
October 16 | Syracuse![dagger](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 27–3 | 61,474 | |
October 23 | at West Virginia | | | | W 33–0 | 37,762 | [4] |
October 30 | at Temple | | | | W 31–30 | 42,005 | |
November 6 | NC State | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 41–20 | 60,426 | [5] |
November 13 | at Miami (FL) | | | | W 21–7 | 19,627 | |
| at No. 1 Pittsburgh | No. 16 | | ABC | L 7–24 | 50,360 | |
| vs. No. 15 Notre Dame | No. 20 | | ABC | L 9–20 | 67,827 | |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1977 NFL draft.
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Penn State loses 3rd straight, 22–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fusina riddles West Virginia". Asbury Park Press. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State tames Wolfpack, 41–20". The Pittsburgh Press. November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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