1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 30-6 vs. Texas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#5
1971 record	11–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (6th year)
Captain	Dave Joyner
Captain	Charlie Zapiec
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 48,284)

The 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1971 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 18	at Navy	#14	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 56–3	26,855
September 25	at Iowa	#12	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 44–14	44,303
October 2	Air Force	#9	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 16–14	50,459
October 9	Army	#9	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 42–0	49,887
October 16	at Syracuse	#9	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)		W 31–0	41,382
October 23	TCU	#7	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 66–14	51,896
October 30	at West Virginia	#6	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)		W 35–7	37,000
November 6	Maryland	#6	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 63–27	50,144
November 13	North Carolina State	#5	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 35–3	50,477
November 20	at Pittsburgh	#6	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		W 55–18	39,539
December 4	at #12 Tennessee	#5	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	L 11–31	59,542
January 1, 1972	vs. #12 Texas	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 30–6	72,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Air Force

Alberto Vitiello, a 5'7" junior college transfer, kicked a 22-yard field goal with four minutes to help Penn State escape with a 16–14 victory over Air Force.

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NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	13	13	Franco Harris	Running back	Pittsburgh Steelers
2nd	22	48	Lydell Mitchell	Running back	Baltimore Colts
4th	15	93	Charles Zapiec	–	Dallas Cowboys
5th	13	117	Bob Parsons	Punter	Chicago Bears

References

↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
↑ "Penn State Edges Air Force on Field Goal." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 3.

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

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

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