The 1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.[1] It was Joe Paterno's first season as head coach of Penn State.
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Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Maryland | | | W 15–7 | 40,911 | [2] |
September 24 | at No. 1 Michigan State | | | L 8–42 | 64,860 | |
October 1 | at Army | | | L 0–11 | 31,112 | |
October 8 | Boston College | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 30–21 | 30,924 | |
October 15 | at No. 4 UCLA | | | L 11–49 | 37,271 | |
October 22 | at West Virginia | | | W 38–6 | 15,835–30,000 | [3] |
October 29 | California | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 33–15 | 33,332 | |
November 5 | Syracuse | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC regional | L 10–12 | 45,126 | |
November 12 | at No. 5 Georgia Tech | | | L 0–21 | 50,172 | [4] |
November 19 | at Pittsburgh | | | W 48–24 | 30,467 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Maryland
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Maryland |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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• Penn St |
11 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
15 |
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| Q1 | | MD | Torain 15 yard run (Bramson kick) | MD 7–0 |
| Q1 | | PSU | Safety, Carlson forced out of end zone | MD 7–2 |
| Q1 | | PSU | White 2 yard run (pass failed) | PSU 8–7 |
| Q1 | | PSU | Sherman 23 yard field goal | PSU 11–7 |
| Q4 | | PSU | Safety, Pastrana tackled in end zone | PSU 13–7 |
| Q4 | | PSU | Safety, Petry illegal pass from end zone | PSU 15–7 |
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Michigan State
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Army
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Boston College
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UCLA
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West Virginia
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1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster |
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Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1967 NFL/AFL Common draft.
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"Penn State Trips Terrapins, 15-7." Palm Beach Post. 1966 Sept 18. Retrieved 2014-Jan-14.