Team Rivalry
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Alabama @ Penn State
1979 Sugar Bowl
Final
January 01, 1979 12:00 PM
Alabama
Crimson Tide
2-0 / 0-0
14
7
Penn State
Nittany Lions
11-0 / 0-0
1978 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Alabama
Penn State
Tie
2
1
0
3rd
meeting
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Last Meeting

13-6 Alabama
Beaver Stadium
Dec 31, 1975
Alabama

East Division
Head Coach
 Paul Bryant
*the data for this team and coach are incomplete
Schedule
@ Nebraska W 3-20 9/2/1978
@ Washington W 17-20 10/7/1978
@ Penn State W 7-14 1/1/1979
Alabama
has outscored their opponents
40 to 20
this season
Paul Bryant's record
at Alabama
6 - 3 - 0
vs Penn State
1 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Alabama
4 game(s)
from 1975
to 1982
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 1985
to 1986
Stats
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
@ Temple W 7-10 9/1/1978
vs Rutgers W 10-26 9/9/1978
@ Ohio State W 0-19 9/16/1978
vs Southern Methodist W 21-26 9/23/1978
vs Texas Christian W 0-58 9/30/1978
@ Kentucky W 0-30 10/7/1978
vs Syracuse W 15-45 10/21/1978
@ West Virginia W 21-49 10/28/1978
vs Maryland W 3-27 11/4/1978
vs North Carolina State W 10-19 11/11/1978
vs Pittsburgh W 10-17 11/25/1978
vs Alabama L 14-7 1/1/1979
Penn State 1978 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
326 to 97
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
123 - 24 - 1
vs Alabama
0 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Alabama
2 game(s)
from 2010
to 2011
Penn State
1 game(s)
from 1990
to 1990
Notes

Pre Game

@ New Orleans, LA