1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
1970 record	7–3
Head coach	Joe Paterno (5th year)
Captain	Jack Ham
Captain	Warren Koegel
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 48,284)

The 1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1970 college football season.^[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	Navy	No. 7	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 55–7	48,566
September 26	at No. 18 Colorado	No. 4	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	L 13–41	42,850
October 3	at Wisconsin	No. 16	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 16–29	55,204
October 10	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 28–3	25,252
October 17	Syracuse		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		L 7–24	50,540
October 24	at Army		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	ABC	W 38–14	41,062
October 31	West Virginia		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 42–8	49,932
November 7	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)		W 34–0	23,400
November 14	Ohio		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 32–22	43,000
November 21	Pittsburgh	No. 20	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 35–15	50,017
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1971 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
2nd	8	34	Jack Ham	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers
3rd	21	73	Warren Koegel	Center	Oakland Raiders
11th	22	282	Vic Surma	–	Miami Dolphins
16th	24	414	Greg Edmonds	–	Minnesota Vikings

↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game child sex abuse scandal

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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