1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1966 college football season. It was Joe Paterno's first season as head coach of Penn State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17, 1966	Maryland		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 15–7	40,911
September 24, 1966	at #1 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 8–42	64,860
October 1, 1966	at Army		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		L 0–11	31,112
October 8, 1966	Boston College		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 30–21	30,924
October 15, 1966	at #4 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 11–49	37,271
October 22, 1966	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 38–6	15,835
October 29, 1966	California		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 33–15	33,332
November 5, 1966	Syracuse		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC Regional	L 10–12	45,126
November 12, 1966	at #5 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		L 0–21	50,172
November 19, 1966	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA		W 48–24	30,467
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Maryland

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NFL/AFL Common Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1967 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

References