#5 Maryland @ #2 Penn State
Final
November 04, 1978 12:00 PM
#5 Maryland
Terrapins
8-0 / 4-0
3
27
#2 Penn State
Nittany Lions
8-0 / 0-0
1978 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 78,019

Series Stats

Maryland
Penn State
Tie
1
23
0
24th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

9-27 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Sep 24, 1977
Maryland

Head Coach
 Jerry Claiborne
Schedule
vs Tulane W 7-31 9/9/1978
@ Louisville W 17-24 9/16/1978
@ North Carolina W 20-21 9/23/1978
vs Kentucky W 3-20 9/30/1978
vs North Carolina State W 7-31 10/7/1978
@ Syracuse W 9-24 10/14/1978
vs Wake Forest W 0-39 10/21/1978
@ Duke W 0-27 10/28/1978
@ Penn State L 27-3 11/4/1978
@ Virginia W 7-17 11/11/1978
vs Clemson L 28-24 11/18/1978
vs Texas L 42-0 12/23/1978
Maryland 1978 schedule
Maryland
has outscored their opponents
217 to 63
this season
Jerry Claiborne's record
at Maryland
57 - 20 - 2
vs Penn State
0 - 5 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Maryland
1 game(s)
from 1961
to 1961
Penn State
24 game(s)
from 1962
to 1988
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
263 to 74
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
120 - 24 - 1
vs Maryland
11 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Maryland
1 game(s)
from 2020
to 2020
Penn State
3 game(s)
from 2021
to 2023
Notes