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1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1977
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
conference	Independent
CoachRank	4
APRank	5
record	11–1
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	12th
off_scheme	I formation
def_coach	Jerry Sandusky
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	John Dunn
captain2	Steve Geise
captain3	Ron Hostetler
captain4	Randy Sidler
stadium	Beaver Stadium
champion	Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](1977-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_result	W 42–30 vs. [Arizona State](1977-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team)

Fiesta Bowl champion The 1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 11–1 with a win over Arizona State in the Fiesta Bowl. Penn State played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Miami (FL)

Fiesta Bowl

#15 Arizona State vs. #8 Penn State

Roster

Dick Anderson
Booker Brooks
Gregg Ducatte
Fran Ganter
Bob Phillips
John Rosenberg
Jerry Sandusky
J. T. White

NFL draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1978 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
3rd	5	61	Mickey Shuler	Tight end	New York Jets
3rd	25	81	Jimmy Cefalo	Wide receiver	Miami Dolphins
5th	4	113	Randy Sidler	Defensive tackle	New York Jets
6th	17	155	Steve Geise	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals
9th	5	227	Neil Hutton	Running back/Defensive back	New York Jets
10th	17	267	Tom DePaso	Linebacker	Cincinnati Bengals
11th	25	303	Ron Hostetler	Linebacker/Defensive back	Los Angeles Rams

References

(September 3, 1977). "Lions open big, demolish Rutgers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(September 18, 1977). "Penn State cages Houston". Asbury Park Press.
(September 25, 1977). "State passes Maryland for easy 27–9 victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle.
(October 2, 1977). "Kentucky shocks Penn State". The Tennessean.
(October 9, 1977). "Defense turns tide, Penn State escapes". Asbury Park Press.
(October 16, 1977). "Penn State stops Syracuse, 31–24". The Reporter Dispatch.
(October 23, 1977). "Lions crush Mountaineers". The Times Recorder.
(October 30, 1977). "Penn State calms Hurricanes". The Abilene Reporter-News.
(November 6, 1977). "Penn State improvises, beats Pack". The Roanoke Times.
(November 13, 1977). "Nittany Lions blast Temple". Daily Press.
(November 27, 1977). "Defense does the job in Penn State victory". The Buffalo News.
(December 26, 1977). "Lions outpoint Arizona State, 42–30, in Fiesta". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 29.
"Penn State runs mark to 11-1." Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Dec 26.

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