1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 7–3. Penn State played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

The Nittany Lions entered the season with a 22-game winning streak, unbeaten (29–0–1) in their last thirty games.^[1][2] By mid-season, they had dropped three (including one at home), then won the last five to finish at 7–3 and climbed to No. 18 in the final AP poll.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	1:35 p.m.	Navy	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 55–7	48,566
September 26		at No. 18 Colorado	No. 4	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 13–41	42,850
October 3		at Wisconsin	No. 16	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 16–29	55,204
October 10		at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 28–3	25,252
October 17		Syracuse		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		L 7–24	50,540
October 24	1:55 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ABC	W 38–14	41,062
October 31		West Virginia		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 42–8	49,932	[4]
November 7		at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		W 34–0	23,400	[5]
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Ohio		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 32–22	43,000
November 21		Pittsburgh	No. 20	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 35–15	50,017
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Notable players included senior linebacker Jack Ham and junior running backs Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris.

Four Nittany Lions were selected in the 1971 NFL draft.