Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Rutgers | No. 7 | | | W 45–10 | 77,309 | |
September 22 | Texas A&M | No. 6 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | L 14–27 | 77,575 | |
September 29 | at No. 6 Nebraska | No. 18 | | ABC | L 17–42 | 76,151 | |
October 6 | at Maryland | | | | W 27–7 | 52,348 | |
October 13 | Army | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 24–3 | 77,157 | |
October 20 | vs. Syracuse | | | | W 35–7 | 53,789 | |
October 27 | West Virginia | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 31–6 | 77,923 | [2] |
November 3 | Miami (FL) | No. 19 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| TCS | L 10–26 | 75,332 | |
November 10 | at NC State | | | | W 9–7 | 51,200 | [3] |
November 17 | No. 18 Temple | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 22–7 | 76,000 | |
December 1 | No. 11 Pittsburgh | No. 19 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 14–29 | 76,958 | |
December 22 | vs. No. 15 Tulane | | | ABC | W 9–6 | 50,021 | [4] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game information
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First quarter
- PSU – Booker Moore 1-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards.
Second quarter
- PSU – Matt Suhey 17-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick), 7:06. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards.
- PSU – Herb Menhardt 24-yard field goal, 2:36. Penn State 17–0. Drive:
Third quarter
- ARMY – Dave Aucoin 44-yard field goal. Penn State 17–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
- PSU – Matt Suhey 61-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick). Penn State 24–3. Drive:
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- Top passers
- ARMY – Jerryl Bennett – 7/26, 120 yards, INT
- PSU – Dayle Tate – 6/14, 51 yards, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- ARMY – Jimmy Hill – 23 rushes, 43 yards
- PSU – Matt Suhey – 23 carries, 225 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- ARMY – Kevin Kullander – 3 receptions, 89 yards
- PSU – Booker Moore – 3 receptions, 28 yards
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- Homecoming
- Matt Suhey – 4th highest single game rushing total in school history, broke school record for career rushing attempts, moved into 4th place on all-time school rushing list
- Booker Moore – 24 rushes, 103 yards
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Liberty Bowl (vs. Tulane)
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1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "West Virginia beaten, 31–6, by Penn State". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Menhardt's late field goal lifts Penn State by 'Pack". Daily Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions dip into magic bag, pull out a Liberty Bowl win". Sunday News. December 23, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State unleashes infantry on Army." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Oct 14. Pg. 8B. Retrieved 2020-Dec-15.
- ^ "The story behind the Bruce Clark bombshell".
- ^ "1979 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster".