1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Orange Bowl, W 15-14 vs. Kansas
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#2
1968 record	11–0
Head coach	Joe Paterno (3rd year)
Captain	John Kulka
Captain	Mike Reid
Captain	Steve Smear
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 46,284)

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					8	–	2	–	0
#5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
#18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pacific			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Idaho			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 team was Paterno's first perfect season. Despite going 11–0, the Nittany Lions finished behind 9–0 Ohio State and 9–0–1 USC in both polls.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	Navy	#10	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 31–6	49,273
September 28	Kansas State	#4	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 25–9	45,024
October 5	at West Virginia	#3	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)		W 31–20	34,500
October 12	at UCLA	#3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 21–6	35,772
October 26	at Boston College	#4	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		W 29–0	25,272
November 2	Army	#4	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 28–24	49,653
November 9	Miami (FL)	#4	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 22–7	50,132
November 16	at Maryland	#3	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)		W 57–13	30,000
November 23	at Pittsburgh	#3	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		W 65–9	31,224
December 7	Syracuse	#3	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	W 30–12	41,393
January 1, 1969	vs. #6 Kansas	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 15–14	77,719
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL/AFL Common Draft

Five Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1969 NFL/AFL Common Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	7	7	Ted Kwalick	Tight end	San Francisco 49ers
2nd	12	38	Dave Bradley	Offensive guard	Green Bay Packers
4th	4	82	Bob Campbell	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
7th	18	174	John Kulka	–	Miami Dolphins
15th	3	367	Leon Angevine	–	Philadelphia Eagles