Syracuse @ Penn State
Final
October 20, 1979 12:00 PM
Syracuse
Orange
0-0 / 0-0
7
35
Penn State
Nittany Lions
3-2 / 0-0
1979 Season

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

Series Stats

Syracuse
Penn State
Tie
21
31
5
57th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

15-45 Penn State
Beaver Stadium
Oct 21, 1978
Syracuse

We need a coach!
*the data for this team and coach are incomplete
Schedule
@ Ohio State L 31-8 9/8/1979
@ Northwestern W 21-54 9/22/1979
@ Penn State L 35-7 10/20/1979
's record
at
vs
Longest Winning Streak
Syracuse
5 game(s)
from 1931
to 1935
Penn State
16 game(s)
from 1971
to 1986
Stats
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 outscored their opponents
127 to 89
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
126 - 27 - 1
vs Syracuse
11 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Syracuse
2 game(s)
from 1987
to 1988
Penn State
5 game(s)
from 1989
to 2013
Notes

Pre Game

@ East Rutherford, NJ