Description
Book Synopsis With play-by-play coverage of every Nittany Lion bowl game, this book chronicles Penn State football''s vibrant history all the way back to the 1923 Rose Bowl. The team broke the color barrier at the Cotton Bowl in 1948, finished undefeated after back-to-back Orange Bowl victories in 1969 and 1970, and reigned over the college football world with national championships in the 1983 Sugar Bowl and 1987 Fiesta Bowl.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Foreword by Tom Barr 1
Preface 2
Introduction 3
1922 Season (6–3–1)
1923 Rose Bowl Game 8
1947 Season (9–0)
1948 Cotton Bowl Classic 12
1959 Season (8–2)
1959 Liberty Bowl 18
1960 Season (6–3)
1960 Liberty Bowl 21
1961 Season (7–3)
1961 Gator Bowl Classic 24
1962 Season (9–1)
1962 Gator Bowl Classic 27
1967 Season (8–2)
1967 Gator Bowl Classic 30
1968 Season (10–0)
1969 Orange Bowl Classic 33
1969 Season (10–0)
1970 Orange Bowl Classic 38
1971 Season (10–1)
1972 Cotton Bowl Classic 42
1972 Season (10–1)
1972 Sugar Bowl Classic 45
1973 Season (11–0)
1974 Orange Bowl Classic 47
1974 Season (9–2)
1975 Cotton Bowl Classic 51
1975 Season (9–2)
1975 Sugar Bowl Classic 55
1976 Season (7–4)
1976 Gator Bowl Classic 58
1977 Season (10–1)
1977 Fiesta Bowl 61
1978 Season (11–0)
1979 Sugar Bowl Classic 66
1979 Season (7–4)
1979 Liberty Bowl 70
1980 Season (9–2)
1980 Fiesta Bowl 74
1981 Season (9–2)
1982 Fiesta Bowl 78
1982 Season (10–1)
1983 Sugar Bowl Classic 84
1983 Season (7–4–1)
1983 Aloha Bowl 89
1985 Season (11–0)
1986 Orange Bowl Classic 93
1986 Season (11–0)
1987 Fiesta Bowl 99
1987 Season (8–3)
1988 Citrus Bowl 104
1989 Season (7–3–1)
1989 Holiday Bowl 108
1990 Season (9–2)
1990 Blockbuster Bowl 114
1991 Season (10–2)
1992 Fiesta Bowl 119
1992 Season (7–4)
1993 Blockbuster Bowl 124
1993 Season (9–2)
1994 Citrus Bowl 127
1994 Season (11–0)
1995 Rose Bowl 132
1995 Season (8–3)
1996 Outback Bowl 137
1996 Season (10–2)
1997 Fiesta Bowl 142
1997 Season (9–2)
1998 Citrus Bowl 148
1998 Season (8–3)
1999 Outback Bowl 152
1999 Season (9–3)
1999 Alamo Bowl 158
2002 Season (9–3)
2003 Capital One Bowl 162
2005 Season (10–1)
2006 Orange Bowl 167
2006 Season (8–4)
2007 Outback Bowl 174
2007 Season (8–4)
2007 Alamo Bowl 178
2008 Season (11–1)
2009 Rose Bowl 183
2009 Season (10–2)
2010 Capital One Bowl 187
2010 Season (7–5)
2011 Outback Bowl 191
2011 Season (9–3)
2012 TicketCity Bowl 195
2014 Season (6–6)
2014 Pinstripe Bowl 199
2015 Season (7–5)
2016 TaxSlayer Bowl 203
2016 Season (11–2)
2017 Rose Bowl 208
2017 Season (10–2)
2017 Fiesta Bowl 215
2018 Season (9–3)
2019 Citrus Bowl 219
2019 Season (10–2)
2019 Cotton Bowl Classic 224
Lists
Top 25 Teams 228
Top 15 Quarterbacks 233
Top 15 Running Backs 236
Top 10 Receivers 238
Top 10 Defensive Players 240
Top 10 Most Exciting Bowl Games 241
Conclusion 244
Appendix A 245
Appendix B 247
Appendix C 249
Appendix D 258
Appendix E 260
Appendix F 262
Appendix G 267
Chapter Notes 273
Bibliography 287
Index 289
