List of penn state nittany lions football seasons wikipedia. From abiliene christian to wyoming, find out where every active nfl pro football player spent his college days. Playing for paterno takes the reader inside the blue and white world of penn state football and gives insight into the profound impact paternos program has had on young hearts and minds. Penn state football in the running for a fourstar tight end apr 5, 2020. Penn state football news daily collegian collegian. San francisco led all playoff teams with three penn state football products. Their rosters included some of penn states most memorable. A sortable list of all players for the penn state nittany lions, from 1920 to present day. Featuring dozens of interviews with former players, this book provides anecdotes. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are. Neal smith may be the best defensive back in penn state s long football history. The nittany lions are perennially a top20 program in.
Football program collection and the ron smith sports book collection. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. N ittany a nthology is not a blog or newsie site, there are plenty of those. Since the teams creation in 1887, the nittany lions have participated in 1,320 officially sanctioned games, including 49 bowl games. Tom bradley former penn state defensive coordinator andre collins director of retired players, nfl players association 224 w.
Nov 02, 2019 he spent two seasons with detroit before stints with the pittsburgh steelers and the cfls toronto argonauts. Nittany lions in the nfl week 17 penn state university. With penn states 2019 season in the books, here are a few lingering thoughts. He was a 1969 allamerican after walking on to the team in 1967. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders wikipedia.
In addition, the archives houses the north american society for sports history records. Mother dunn first football allamerican at penn state 225. This richly illustrated and researched book tells the story of the structure that has. Cornell football history cornell university athletics. Psu football lettermans club, and former psu quarterback 19921996. The play is described in detail in the new book the forgotten seasons, which explores penn states 1977 and 78 teams. Every autumn, the town of state college in central pennsylvania turns. It was the first bowl game for penn state since january 2012, and in the final game of his penn state career, sam ficken played hero. It is a nostalgichistorical collection of snapshots in time in our minds eye. Penn state sports archive penn state university libraries. As an independent site, were committed to delivering nittany lions fans the news and analysis they deserve, all while remaining free.
Ranking the 12 most important penn state football teams. The official football news stories archives for the penn state university nittany lions. Former nittany lion tight end andrew quarless 200609 is a rookie with green bay, while former penn state allamerican jeremy kapinos 200306 is the steelers punter darren perry, a firstteam allamerica safety at penn state. Check out the penn state nittany lions roster for the 2017 season. The penn state nittany lions team represents the pennsylvania state university in college football. The official 2019 football roster for the penn state. Penn state coaches and players of the present and the distant past provide. The complete illustrated history presents an indepth and entertaining look at the teams, people, and moments that have defined nittany lions football for more than 120 years. I lay no claim to inventing or creating any of them, im not that smart.
Penn state mens hockey closes out sweep over niagara penn. Penn state football has been playing for just over seasons and, to our knowledge, a large group has never before been assembled to pick out the alltime stars in the nittany lions storied. New quarterback, new players on both sides of the ball, 11 wins. Tonys 1994 team was considered by many to be one of the best offensive teams in college football history. This is a list of seasons completed by the penn state nittany lions football team of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa division i football bowl subdivision fbs. The nittany lions compete in the ncaa division i football bowl subdivision as a member of the big ten conference, which they joined in 1993 after playing as an independent from 1892 to 1992. We are penn state tells the story of how this team overcame unprecedented. Within those areas, the lists identify singlegame, singleseason, and career leaders. Trio of nittany lions honored by penn state penn state. With more than 120 seasons of football in the books, the big red has collected five national titles, won more than 600 games and has had legendary players and coaches perform on historic schoellkopf field. Being ignorant of penn states history as i was, i had no idea that. Mustipher, and whether scott can help them take another step forward will be key in the. Nflafl stats for penn state nittany lions players at pro football reference.
Chronicling, decade by decade, the nittany lions onfield accomplishments and offfield developments, this lavishly illustrated history is the ultimate celebration of a storied football program. Penn state group sales seatbacks official fan travel and hospitality services visitors guide academics acdei championship history. Jan 31, 2011 when the green bay packers and pittsburgh steelers clash in super bowl xlv on feb. Five former penn state players headed to super bowl.
In addition, the archives houses the north american society for sports history records and. Who are the 10 best nittany lions to ever suit up in the blue and white. List of penn state playersalumni american football. New book remembers penn states forgotten seasons the. Buy products related to penn state books and see what customers say about penn state books on. The green auction authentic team auction digital fan guide visit philadelphia penn relays champion your life visit philadelphia history. Penn states mike guman 24 is stopped by the alabama defense on fourthandgoal in the 1979 sugar bowl. Penn state returns a lot of promising younger talent in players like rising juniors jayson oweh and p.
Football history university of pennsylvania athletics. Football story archives penn state university athletics. A total of 35 penn state football alumni are populating the rosters of 22 national football league teams. To date, the sports archives included more than 4000 football films and videotapes, beginning with the 1929 film of the university of pennsylvania and penn state. Penn state nittany lions football team roster fox sports. Nfl players by college p national football league espn. The logos and icons displayed throughout this page were copied from other sources and should be considered the property of someone other than me. Jul 18, 2016 hoffman was a defensive back and quarterback for penn state s 1954 football team, and was one of four football players who also played in the universitys 1954 basketball team the only penn. The history of the nittany lionsa, lou prato takes you on a memorable journey through over 100 years of nittany lions football.
Denny hoggard 89 and wally triplett 12 were the first black players on penn states varsity team, the first to play in the cotton bowl jan. The detailed scrapbook narrative contains neverbeforepublished photographs, artwork and memorabilia drawn from psu s extensive campus archives and prato s personal collection. If youre not into stats, rosters and memories this is not the site for you. Our goal has been to establish a penn state sports archive that will be unrivaled in its scope and serve both scholars and administrators. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and highlights all the great seasons and games. Penn state is known as one of the greatest football programs. My site lists by season penn state football depth charts, rosters and individual stats from the 1950 season. Following an 82 win over the purple eagles on friday, the nittany lions grinded out a 41 victory on saturday to complete the sweep and go to 400 on the season. The complete illustrated history has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. He is a dedicated coach and seems to respect his players. With such a rich history in writing penn state books it would be hard to top the work that has already been done, but penn state football. Penn state certainly had to play a more competitive game against niagara on saturday. This file was last updated on sunday, march 29, 2020.
The smith books can be found on the penn state libraries catalog. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and. Penn state nittany lions football record by year college football. Our goal has been to establish a penn state sports archive that will be. Mar 21, 2017 2017 penn state football spring guide. Todd, the assistant director for football academic support services, is the longesttenured member of the current penn state football staff. Jul 25, 2012 penn state, one of the most storied programs in college football history, will have the manpower of an fcs program for the near future. Since 1966, the nittany lions have been coached by the legendary joe paterno, the winningest coach in division i college football history. College football teams with the best players in 2018 based strictly on player recruiting rankings, these are the best rosters in college football.
These are the top 10 running backs in penn state football. The penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the penn state nittany lions football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Penn state football and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Football share your feedback to help improve our site. College football penn state nittany lions coach bill o. In addition, the archives houses the north american society for sports history records and american association of health, physical education, recreation and dance national, regional, and state records, the charles stewart goodwin football program collection and the ron smith sports book collection.
Penn state nittany lions school history college football at. Few collegiate football programs have the storied history of cornell university. Penn state nittany lions football record by year college. Home college football teams penn state nittany lions roster. Penn state football has had some great players over the years. Ament established himself as one of the best players in the 107year history of the penn state mens lacrosse program, setting big ten and school records with 284 points and 191 assists. To date, the sports archives included more than 4000 football films and videotapes. The nfl draft returns to primetime in 2018, with the first round taking place thursday, followed by the second and third rounds on friday. Nittany lions represented on super bowl xlv teams penn.
Gould, who signed a multiyear extension with the 49ers last offseason, will be counted on to deliver in the clutch. The penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the. Aug 29, 2009 rappoport has written a few penn state football books before, including tales from penn state football and penn state nittany lions. Chronicling, decade by decade, the nittany lions on. Williams recently spent time as part of penn state sports networks football game. Penn state football is a cultural staple in central pennsylvania. Five former penn state players are on the super bowl rosters of the kansas city chiefs and san francisco 49ers the same number as lsu.
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