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While Paterno has won the most football games against teams which are currently in NCAA Division I-FBS (formerly Division I-A) Bobby Bowden holds the official record for this feat as his 33 wins while at Howard (not Division I-FBS) are counted as Division I-FBS wins by the NCAA. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Joe Paterno also has more bowl game wins and more FBS undefeated seasons than any other coach in college football history.
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Early life
Joe Paterno grew up during the Great Depression. He nearly had to leave high school because the tuition of $20 a month was such a burden for his family. In 1944, Paterno graduated from Brooklyn Prep and headed to Brown University to study and play football. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn Prep ( Brooklyn Preparatory School) was a highly selective Catholic High School that was founded by the Jesuit order in 1908 Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with At Brown he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Delta Kappa Epsilon ( ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or "Deke" is a Fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore There, he was a capable but unspectacular quarterback and also played cornerback. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian He currently still shares, along with Greg Parker, the Brown University record for career interceptions with 14. [2] It was at Brown that he honed his skills as a leader, allowing him to go into coaching after graduation in 1950, joining Hall of Famer Rip Engle at Penn State as an assistant coach. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles A "Rip" Engle ( March 26, 1906 &ndash March 7, 1983) was a head football coach at Brown University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University Paterno thought his stint as an assistant coach would be brief, before going to law school. He never went to law school and instead became one of the most famous and recognizable coaches of any sport in the United States.
Records and accomplishments
At age 81, Paterno is coaching his 59th season at Penn State as an assistant or head coach in 2008, holding the record for any football coach at any university. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The 2008 season marks Joe Paterno’s 43rd season pacing the sidelines as head coach of the Nittany Lions, passing Amos Alonzo Stagg[3] for the most years at a single institution. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of This article is about the Penn State mascot For the Penn State fight song see " The Nittany Lion " Amos Alonzo Stagg ( August 16 1862 &ndash March 17 1965) was an American collegiate coach in multiple sports primarily
Paterno's loyalty is so strong with Penn State that he turned down an offer to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, an offer he initially seriously considered. (The Steelers ended up hiring Chuck Noll, who would win four Super Bowls with the team in a 23-year head coaching career. Charles Henry Noll (born January 5 1932) is a former professional American football player and coach most notably the head coach of the Pittsburgh professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL ) Michigan Athletic Director Don Canham also contacted Paterno in 1969 to see if Paterno (who Canham respected and knew personally) would accept the vacant Michigan job. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Donald Canham ( April 27, 1918 - May 3, 2005) served as athletic director at the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1988 Paterno turned down the offer and Michigan went on to hire Bo Schembechler. Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football In 1972 Paterno also turned down a head coaching position with the New England Patriots which included a percentage ownership position. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston
After five years of court battles, the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) released, in November 2007 the highly anticipated salary of coach Paterno: $512,664. The figure is not inclusive of other compensation, such as money from television and apparel contracts as well as other bonuses that Paterno and other football bowl subdivision coaches may earn, said Robert Gentzel, SERS communications director. The release of these amounts can only come at the university's approval, which Penn State Spokeswoman Lisa Powers said will not happen. "I'm paid well, I'm not overpaid," Paterno said during an interview with reporters Wednesday before the salary disclosure, The Associated Press reported. "I got all the money I need. " The 80-year-old coach was paid $427,220 in the first 10 months of 2007, putting his year-end salary on track to exceed $500,000. He was paid $490,638 last year, The Associated Press reported.
Career record
With Penn State's latest win over Texas A&M in the 2007 Alamo Bowl, Joe Paterno has a career record of 373 wins, 124 losses, and 3 ties. Penn State Nittany Lions football is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. The 2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as " A&M " or the " Aggies " represented Texas A&M University in The 2007 Valero Alamo Bowl is a College football Bowl game that was part of the 2007–2008 bowl season of the 2007 NCAA Division I Based on the criteria used by the NCAA, this ties the record of Florida State's Bobby Bowden for most victories by a Division I-FBS football coach. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham Alabama) better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head College football
Both Paterno's and Bowden's 373 win total includes a win by forfeit. One of Bowden's wins came by forfeit in 1983 when Tulane's 34-28 victory over Florida State was reversed because of ineligible players. NCAA intercollegiate sports Football See also Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane football team established in 1893 competes in NCAA Division The Florida State Seminoles football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and the Atlantic Division [4] Paterno's 373 wins includes the 1972 Sugar Bowl game, a 14-0 Oklahoma win which Oklahoma was later forced to forfeit for using ineligible players. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. [5] However, Paterno declined to accept the win while Bowden accepted Tulane's forfeit, so the NCAA officially recognizes that Bowden holds a one-game advantage over Paterno in the wins column. [6]
However, 49 of Bowden's 373 coaching victories came against schools that are not currently in Division I-FBS,[7] while only 5 of Paterno's victories came against non-Division I-FBS schools,[8] so that Paterno has 368 wins against teams currently in Division I-FBS while Bowden has only 324. Following a 3-overtime victory over FSU in the 2006 Orange Bowl, Paterno has a 7-1 all-time record against Bowden (6-0 against Bowden's West Virginia teams and 1-1 against Bowden's Florida State teams). Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a Sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States West Virginia University is a Coeducational public Research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1966 – 1992) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Penn State | 5–5–0 | |||||||
| 1967 | Penn State | 8–2–1 | T 17–17 Gator | 11 | 10 | ||||
| 1968 | Penn State | 11–0–0 | W 15–14 Orange | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1969 | Penn State | 11–0–0 | W 10–3 Orange | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1970 | Penn State | 7–3–0 | 19 | 18 | |||||
| 1971 | Penn State | 11–1–0 | W 30–6 Cotton | 11 | 5 | ||||
| 1972 | Penn State | 10–2–0 | L (forfeit) 0–14 Sugar | 8 | 10 | ||||
| 1973 | Penn State | 12–0–0 | W 16–9 Orange | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 1974 | Penn State | 10–2–0 | W 41–20 Cotton | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 1975 | Penn State | 9–3–0 | L 6–13 Sugar | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 1976 | Penn State | 7–5–0 | L 9–20 Gator | ||||||
| 1977 | Penn State | 11–1–0 | W 42–30 Fiesta | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1978 | Penn State | 11–1–0 | L 7–14 Sugar | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 1979 | Penn State | 8–4–0 | W 9–6 Liberty | 18 | 20 | ||||
| 1980 | Penn State | 10–2–0 | W 31–19 Fiesta | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 1981 | Penn State | 10–2–0 | W 26–10 Fiesta | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1982 | Penn State | 11–1–0 | W 27–23 Sugar | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1983 | Penn State | 8–4–1 | W 13–10 Aloha | 17 | |||||
| 1984 | Penn State | 6–5–0 | |||||||
| 1985 | Penn State | 11–1–0 | L 10–25 Orange | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1986 | Penn State | 12–0–0 | W 14–10 Fiesta | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1987 | Penn State | 8–4–0 | L 10–35 Citrus | ||||||
| 1988 | Penn State | 5–6–0 | |||||||
| 1989 | Penn State | 8–3–1 | W 50–39 Holiday | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 1990 | Penn State | 9–3–0 | L 17–24 Blockbuster | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 1991 | Penn State | 11–2–0 | W 42–17 Fiesta | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | Penn State | 7–5–0 | L 3–24 Blockbuster | 24 | |||||
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (1993 – present) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Penn State | 10–2–0 | 6–2–0 | 3rd | W 31–13 Citrus | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1994 | Penn State | 12–0–0 | 8–0–0 | 1st | W 38–20 Rose | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | Penn State | 9–3–0 | 5–3–0 | T–3rd | W 43–14 Outback | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1996 | Penn State | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–3rd | W 38–15 Fiesta | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1997 | Penn State | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L 6–21 Citrus | 17 | 16 | ||
| 1998 | Penn State | 9–3 | 5–3 | 5th | W 26–14 Outback | 15 | 17 | ||
| 1999 | Penn State | 10–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | W 24–0 Alamo | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2000 | Penn State | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2001 | Penn State | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2002 | Penn State | 9–4 | 5–3 | 4th | L 9–13 Capital One | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2003 | Penn State | 3–9 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2004 | Penn State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2005 | Penn State | 11–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W 26–23 Orange † | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | Penn State | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–4th | W 20–10 Outback | 25 | 24 | ||
| 2007 | Penn State | 9–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | W 24-17 Alamo | 25 | |||
| Penn State: | 372–125–3 | 73–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 372–125–3 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. Joe Paterno is the current head coach of Penn State Nittany Lions football. Reasons for being Independent In recent years most Independent FBS schools have joined a conference for two primary The 1966 college football season was marked by controversy as the year of "The Tie" a November 19 game between the two top-ranked teams Michigan State and Notre Dame The 1967 college football season was the last one in which college football's champion was crowned before the bowl games The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. In the 1968 college football season, the system of "polls and bowls" changed The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The 1969 college football season was celebrated as the 100th anniversary of college football The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The 1970 college football season was marked by tragedy On October 2 one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State killing The 1971 college football season saw Coach Bob Devaney 's Nebraska Cornhuskers repeat as national champions The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The 1972 college football season saw the Trojans of the University of Southern California, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The 1974 college football season finished with two national champions The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The 1975 college football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press (AP writers' poll The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1976 college football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. The 1977 college football season was one in which the top five teams all finished with records of 11-1-0 The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A football Division I-A was created in 1978 from the splitting of Division I for football only The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12-0 season The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Georgia take its first national title since World War II. The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 1981 Division 1A Football season ended with Clemson unbeaten and untied taking the national championship after a victory over traditional power Nebraska The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 1982 Division 1A football season saw Paul “Bear” Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I -A College football bowl game played in ʻAiea Hawaii at Aloha The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season saw an aerial attack (in a college version of the West Coast offense) as the only undefeated team Brigham Young University The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, continue their long The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the National Championship. The 1987 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl was a College football Bowl game sponsored by Sunkist. The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second National Championship during the 80's in The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the National Championship. The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s cementing The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played in Orlando Florida. 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The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned National Champions but not without controversy The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated and yet The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the The Outback Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. 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The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions defeating Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl The Alamo Bowl is a major American College football Bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with fans singing Oklahoma! as the Sooners claimed the first national championship The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the hurricane winds blow again as the University of Miami, the team of the 80s returned The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season bucked the trend of boring national title games providing a game that lived up to the hype The 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2002-2003 college football season. 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Bowls and championships
Paterno holds more bowl victories (24) than any coach in history. He also tops the list of bowl appearances with 34. [9] He has a bowl record of 24 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie with his latest win in the 2007 Alamo Bowl. The 2007 Valero Alamo Bowl is a College football Bowl game that was part of the 2007–2008 bowl season of the 2007 NCAA Division I Paterno is the only coach with the distinction of having won each of the current four major bowls—Rose, Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar—as well as the Cotton Bowl, at least once. Under Paterno, Penn State has won at least three bowl games each decade since 1970.
Overall, Paterno has led Penn State to two national championships (1982 and 1986) and five undefeated, untied seasons (1968, 1969, 1973, 1986, and 1994). Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Four of his unbeaten teams (1968, 1969, 1973, and 1994) won major bowl games and were not awarded a national championship. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Penn State under Paterno has won the Orange Bowl (1968, 1969, 1973, and 2005), the Cotton Bowl (1972 and 1974), the Fiesta Bowl (1977, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996), the Liberty Bowl (1979), the Sugar Bowl (1972, 1982), the Aloha Bowl (1983), the Holiday Bowl (1989), the Citrus Bowl (1993), the Rose Bowl (1994), the Outback Bowl (1995, 1998, and 2006) and the Alamo Bowl (1999 and 2007). The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I -A College football bowl game played in ʻAiea Hawaii at Aloha Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Outback Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Alamo Bowl is a major American College football Bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 1993, Penn State under Paterno has won the Big Ten football championships two times (1994 and 2005). Yearly Big Ten Conference football champions Championships by school Joe has had 21 finishes in the Top 10 national rankings.
Awards
Following the 1986 championship season, Paterno was the first college football coach named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated magazine. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. In 2005, following an 11-1 comeback season in which the Lions won a share of the Big Ten title and a BCS berth, Paterno was named the 2005 AP Coach of the Year, and the 2005 Walter Camp Coach of the Year. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award is given annually to College football 's top head coach The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football head coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Award - 2002
- Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award - 1981, 2005
- Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year - 1978, 1982, 1986
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award - 1986
- The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award - 2005
- Walter Camp Coach of the Year - 1972, 1994, 2005
On May 16, 2006 Paterno was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame after the National Football Foundation decided to change its rules and allow any coach over the age of 75 to be eligible for the Hall of Fame instead of having to wait for an individual to be retired. The Amos Alonzo Stagg Award is presented annually by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA to the “individual The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season bucked the trend of boring national title games providing a game that lived up to the hype The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is an annual College Football award given to the Division I-Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field in the The 1981 Division 1A Football season ended with Clemson unbeaten and untied taking the national championship after a victory over traditional power Nebraska The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the least amount of controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series (BCS The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award is given annually to a College football coach by the Football Writers Association of America. The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A football Division I-A was created in 1978 from the splitting of Division I for football only The 1982 Division 1A football season saw Paul “Bear” Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the National Championship. The Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award is an award that has been given annually since 1986 to NCAA College football 's national coach The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the National Championship. The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award is given annually to College football 's top head coach The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the least amount of controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series (BCS The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football head coach The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated and yet The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the least amount of controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series (BCS Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. [10] However, on November 4, 2006, he was injured during a sideline collision that occurred during a game against Wisconsin. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. As a result of his injuries, he was unable to travel to the induction ceremonies in New York City and the National Football Foundation announced that he would instead be inducted as a part of the Hall of Fame class of 2007. [11] Paterno was inducted on December 4, 2007. [12]
Officiating and instant replay
In 2002, Paterno chased down referee Dick Honig in a dead sprint following a 42-35 overtime home loss to Iowa. Richard "Dick" Honig was an American football official for 41 years with 22 years in the Big Ten Conference (starting in [13] Paterno saw Tony Johnson catch a pass for a first down with both feet in bounds on the stadium's video replay board, but the play was ruled an incompletion; Penn State had rallied from a 35-13 deficit with 9 minutes left in the game to tie the score at 35, and were driving on their first possession in overtime for a touchdown to tie the game at 42. Penn State failed on fourth down and Iowa held on for the win.
Just weeks later, in the final minute of the Michigan game, the same wide receiver, Johnson, made a catch, which would have given Penn State a first down and put them in range for a game winning field goal. Although Johnson was ruled out of bounds, replays clearly showed that Johnson had both feet in bounds and the catch would have been complete.
In 2003, the Big Ten Conference became the first college football conference to adopt a form of instant replay. For other uses of the term "Instant replay" see Instant replay (disambiguation. The previous two incidents, along with Paterno's public objections and statements, are often cited as catalysts for its adoption. Within the next year, almost all of the Division I-A conferences adopted a form of instant replay based on the Big Ten model. [14]
As Penn State football struggled from 2001 to 2004, Paterno became the target of criticism from some Penn State faithful. Many in the media attributed Penn State's struggles to Paterno's advancing age, and contingents of fans and alumni began calling for his retirement. The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University Paterno has rebuffed all of this and has stated he will fulfill his contract which expires in 2008. Paterno announced in a speech in Pittsburgh on May 12, 2005 that he would consider retirement if the 2005 football team had a disappointing season. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "If we don't win some games, I've got to get my rear end out of here", Paterno said in a speech at the Duquesne Club. "Simple as that". [15] However, Penn State took a share of the Big Ten title in 2005, gaining the team's first BCS bowl game bid in the Orange Bowl where Penn State defeated Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles in triple overtime.
Stances on college football issues
Paterno has long been an advocate for some type of college football playoff system. The question has been posed to him frequently over the years, as only one of his five undefeated teams has been voted national champions.
Paterno believes that scholarship college athletes should receive a modest stipend, so that they have some spending money. As justification, Paterno points out that many scholarship athletes are from poor families and that other students have time to hold down a part-time job. On the other hand, busy practice and conditioning schedules prevent college athletes from working during the school year.
Paterno once believed that all true freshmen should be redshirted as allowed under NCAA rules. Redshirt is a term used in American College athletics that refers to delaying or suspending an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility However, he now plays exceptionally talented true-freshmen so as not to be at a competitive disadvantage. In fact, some Penn State recruits, like recruits at many other schools, now graduate from high school a semester early so that they can enroll in college during the spring semester and participate in spring practice. Several team members from the recruiting class of 2005, including Justin King, Anthony Scirrotto and Derrick Williams all received considerable playing time as true freshmen during the 2005-2006 season. Justin Thomas King (born May 11, 1987 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a Cornerback for the St Anthony Scirrotto (born October 21, 1986, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a College football player for Penn State under Joe Derrick Williams (born July 6, 1986) is an American football player and 2008 team captain at Pennsylvania State University.
Paterno has been an outspoken opponent of gambling on college sports. He would like to see an end put to legalized college sports gambling in Nevada. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
Philanthropist and education
In addition to his legacy as a coach, Paterno is highly regarded for his contributions to academic life at Penn State. After the announcement of his hiring in 1966, Paterno set out to conduct what he called a "Grand Experiment" in melding athletics and academics in the collegiate environment, an idea that he had learned during his years at Brown. [16] As a result, Penn State's players have consistently demonstrated above-average academic success compared to Division I-A schools nationwide. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Over the past five years, the Nittany Lions' graduation rate as measured by the NCAA was the highest in the country three times, most recently exceeding the national average of 64 percent by 19 points. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations [17]
Paterno is also renowned for his charitable contributions to academics at Penn State. He and his wife Sue have contributed over $4 million towards various departments and colleges, including support for the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, which opened in 2003, and the Penn State All-Sports Museum, which opened in 2002. [18] After helping raise over $13. 5 million in funds for the 1997 expansion of Pattee Library, the University named the expansion Paterno Library in their honor. The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are the members of Penn State University 's library system The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are the members of Penn State University 's library system [19]
Former player, Franco Harris and his company R Super Foods, recently honored Paterno for his contributions to Penn State by featuring his story and picture on boxes of Super Donuts and Super Buns in Central PA. Franco Harris (born March 7 1950 is a former American football player best known for his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Political interests
Paterno is a political conservative and a personal friend of former President George H.W. Bush, endorsing the then-candidate in a speech at the 1988 Republican National Convention. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The 1988 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana [16] In 2004, his son Scott Paterno, an attorney, won the Republican primary for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district but lost in the November general election to Democratic incumbent Tim Holden. Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district is located in the central part of the state, including the state capital Harrisburg. Thomas Timothy "Tim" Holden (born March 5 1957) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives [20] Paterno donated $250 to the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in February, 2008. [21]
Additional Honors
At the Penn State Creamery, Paterno has a flavor of ice cream, Peachy Paterno, named in his honor. Berkey Creamery is a producer and vendor of Ice cream, sherbet and Cheese, all made through Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural
See also
- Penn State Nittany Lions football
- Penn State Nittany Lions football under Joe Paterno (as an Independent)
- Penn State Nittany Lions football under Joe Paterno (in the Big Ten)
- List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches)
References
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- ^ FSU not worried about forfeits. Baltimore Sun (2007-12-21). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army
- ^ Brant, Tim (2007-12-31). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Time To Set The Record Straight. ABC 7 News. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army
- ^ Brant, Tim (2008-01-11). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. After Further Review... The NCAA Weighs-In. ABC 7 News. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army
- ^ Bobby Bowden Records by Opponent. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ Joe Paterno Records by Opponent. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ Paterno says he has no plans to leave Penn State. ESPN. com (2006-12-04). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ Paterno & Bowden to Receive National Football Foundation's Highest Honor at Hall of Fame Induction. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics (2006-05-25). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Retrieved on 2006-12-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of
- ^ Paterno Postpones Hall of Fame Induction. National Football Foundation (2006-12-21). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Retrieved on 2006-12-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of
- ^ Viera, Mark (2007-12-05). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. JoePa enters Hall of Fame after 57 years on sidelines. The Daily Collegian. Retrieved on 2007-12-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev
- ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (2002-10-02). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Paterno says no apology needed. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the "PG" is the largest daily Newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Retrieved on 2007-09-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.
- ^ Instant Replay rundown for the 2005 season. Rivals. com College Football Fanblog. Aug 29 2005.
- ^ Harlan, Chico (2005-05-13). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Paterno puts career on line. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ a b Fittipaldo, Ray (2005-05-23). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne When we say JoePa YOU SAY .... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
- ^ More Than Forty Members of Penn State Football Team Earn 3.0 GPA During Fall Semester. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics (2007-01-25). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
- ^ Joe Paterno. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics (2007-01-27). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
- ^ Paterno Library. 150 Years: Penn State Sesquicentennial. Centre Daily Times (2005-02-22). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
- ^ U.S. House of Representatives - Pennsylvania 17th. 2004 Election Results. CNN. com (2004-11-23). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Retrieved on 2007-01-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain
- ^ Joe Paterno's Federal Campaign Contribution Report. Donation report. Newsmeat. com (2008-02-29). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours
External links
- Centre Daily Times Penn State Football coverage
- Penn State Football Searchable History (updated through 1999)
- All Time Record by Opponent (pdf document)
- Penn State Bowl Game Recaps
- Biographical article by Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com
| Preceded by Rip Engle |
Penn State Nittany Lions Head Football Coach 1966-Present |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Vince Dooley |
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award 2002 |
Succeeded by LaVell Edwards |
| Preceded by Bobby Bowden Paul Johnson |
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award 1981 2005 |
Succeeded by George MacIntyre Jim Grobe |
| Preceded by Lou Holtz Danny Ford Fisher DeBerry |
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 1978 1982 1986 |
Succeeded by Earle Bruce Howard Schnellenberger Dick MacPherson |
| Preceded by First recipient |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 1986 |
Succeeded by Dick MacPherson |
| Preceded by Bob Devaney Terry Bowden Tommy Tuberville |
Walter Camp Coach of the Year 1972 1994 2005 |
Succeeded by Johnny Majors Gary Barnett Greg Schiano |
| Preceded by Urban Meyer |
The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award 2005 |
Succeeded by Greg Schiano |
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