Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions were 11-0 in 1978. They fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 14 to 7, in the Sugar Bowl.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Mon 1/1	@	ALA	L 7-14
Fri 11/24	vs	PITT	W 17-10
Sat 11/11	vs	NCST	W 19-10
Sat 11/4	vs	MD	W 27-3
Sat 10/28	@	WVU	W 49-21

Team Leaders

PASS YDS

1,859

Fusina

Fusina

RUSH YDS

720

Suhey

Suhey

REC YDS

630

Fitzkee

Fitzkee

1978 Stats

	GP	PTS	YDS	PLY	AVG	RUSH YDS	RUSH ATT	RUSH AVG	PASS YDS	PASS ATT	PASS AVG	SCK	SCKY	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PASS 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	PEN	PEN YDS
Team	11	326	4,181	886	4.7	2,218	628	3.5	1,963	258	7.6
Team Rank		11th	33rd	9th	61st	58th	23rd	83rd	25th	44th	20th
Opponent	11	97	2,243		3.1	599	408	1.5	1,644	321	5.1
Opponent Rank		3rd	2nd		1st	1st	1st	1st	96th	134th	9th
Net		+229	+1,938	+886	+1.6	+1,619	+220	+2.1	+319	-63	+2.5
Net Rank		6th	6th	9th	6th	8th	2nd	4th	30th	109th	6th

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Pass Yards Leaders

3,946

McCord

Kyle McCord

3,774

Ward

Cam Ward

3,719

Dart

Jaxson Dart

Rush Yards Leaders

2,062

Jeanty

Ashton Jeanty

1,492

Johnson

Kaleb Johnson

1,475

Hampton

Omarion Hampton

Rec Yards Leaders

1,294

Fannin

Harold Fannin Jr.

1,291

Nash

Nick Nash

1,251

McMillan

Tetairoa McMillan

Pass TD Leaders

34

Ward

Cam Ward

30

Sanders

Shedeur Sanders

30

Morris

Chandler Morris

Rush TD Leaders

27

Jeanty

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23

Daily

Bryson Daily

22

Sampson

Dylan Sampson

14

Nash

Nick Nash

12

Williams

Kyle Williams

11

Hunter

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QB Rating Leaders

181.5

Dart

Jaxson Dart

180.5

Howard

Will Howard

175.2

Rourke

Kurtis Rourke

15.0

Green

Mike Green

13.0

Powell-Ryland

Antwaun Powell-Ryland

12.5

White

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CFB 2024 Rankings

44.7

41.3

41.2

40.5

39.3

39.0

Opp PPG Rankings

10.7

11.6

12.1

13.1

13.9

14.2

Total Yards Rankings

541.5

531.5

493.7

484.5

479.5

469.9

Rush Yards Rankings

322.1

266.7

260.0

254.9

252.0

248.9

Pass Yards Rankings

361.5

360.6

360.2

335.8

327.2

319.8

50.0

44.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

36.0

CFB 2024 Division Standings

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Arizona State	9	2	.818
2	Iowa State	9	2	.818

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	10	1	.909
2	UNLV	9	2	.818

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Marshall	8	3	.727
2	Georgia Southern	7	4	.636

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	1	.909
2	UConn	7	4	.636

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	8	3	.727
2	Bowling Green	7	4	.636

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Oregon	11	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	10	1	.909

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	10	1	.909
2	SMU	10	1	.909

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Texas	10	1	.909
2	Georgia	9	2	.818

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Tulane	9	2	.818
2	Army	9	1	.900

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	8	3	.727
2	Oregon State	5	6	.455

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	8	3	.727
2	Liberty	8	2	.800

CFB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 11/25	KENT	@	BUFF	7-43
Mon 11/25	TOL	@	AKR	14-21
Fri 11/22	CSU	@	FRES	22-28
Fri 11/22	AFA	@	NEV	22-19
Fri 11/22	USC	@	UCLA	19-13

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/14	NAVY	@	ARMY	3:00 PM
Sat 11/30	UNM	@	HAW	11:00 PM
Sat 11/30	AFA	@	SDSU	10:30 PM
Sat 11/30	HOU	@	BYU	10:15 PM
Sat 11/30	NEV	@	UNLV	8:00 PM