Penn State @ Maryland
Final
October 06, 1979 12:00 PM
Penn State
Nittany Lions
1-2 / 0-0
27
7
Maryland
Terrapins
3-1 / 1-0
1979 Season

Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
Capacity: 51,802
Attendance: 52,348

Series Stats

Penn State
Maryland
Tie
24
1
0
25th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

27-3 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Nov 04, 1978
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Rutgers W 10-45 9/15/1979
vs Texas A&M L 27-14 9/22/1979
@ Nebraska L 42-17 9/29/1979
@ Maryland W 7-27 10/6/1979
vs Army W 3-24 10/13/1979
vs Syracuse W 7-35 10/20/1979
vs West Virginia W 6-31 10/27/1979
vs Miami (FL) L 26-10 11/3/1979
@ North Carolina State W 7-9 11/10/1979
vs Temple W 7-22 11/17/1979
@ Pittsburgh L 29-14 11/24/1979
vs Tulane W 6-9 12/22/1979
Penn State 1979 schedule
Penn State
has been outscored by their opponents
79 to 76
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
124 - 27 - 1
vs Maryland
12 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
24 game(s)
from 1962
to 1988
Maryland
1 game(s)
from 1961
to 1961
Stats
Maryland

Head Coach
 Jerry Claiborne
Schedule
vs Villanova W 20-24 9/8/1979
@ Clemson W 0-19 9/15/1979
vs Mississippi State W 14-35 9/22/1979
@ Kentucky L 14-7 9/29/1979
vs Penn State L 27-7 10/6/1979
@ North Carolina State L 7-0 10/13/1979
@ Wake Forest L 25-17 10/20/1979
@ Duke W 0-27 10/27/1979
vs North Carolina W 14-17 11/3/1979
vs Louisville W 7-28 11/17/1979
vs Virginia W 7-17 11/24/1979
Maryland 1979 schedule
Maryland
has outscored their opponents
85 to 48
this season
Jerry Claiborne's record
at Maryland
61 - 24 - 2
vs Penn State
0 - 6 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
3 game(s)
from 2021
to 2023
Maryland
1 game(s)
from 2020
to 2020
Notes