8 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday, December 18, 1968 Take it to Miami Penn State University fact sheet By LUIS F. SANTOS Kansan Sports Writer Winning is a tradition for the Nittany Lions, not a happening. For third ranked and undefeated Penn State (10-0) this is the 30th straight non-losing season. They rank 11th among the nation's winningest teams. Head coach Joe Paterno's "Grand Experiment" with the Nittany Lions football tema turned out to be a grand success, taking the Lions in three years through 5-5, 8-2 and finally 10-0 seasons. But great personnel have weighed heavily in Paterno's success. Returning 19 lettermen and two All-Americans helped Penn State to finish undefeated. Paterno employs a multiple offense, with emphasis on the winged-T. The team features a wide variety of formations in an attempt to develop balance between effective inside and outside running and consistent passing. Defensively the Lions usually operate with a four-man line, four linebackers, one who roves at times, and a deep secondary of two halfbacks and a safety. Most prominent in catching Burkhard's passes, and a key figure in the Lions success, is senior All-American tight end Ted Kwalick, the first two-time first-string All-American in Penn State history. Kwalick stands 6-4, 230 pounds. Leading the Lions in offense is 6-0, 185-pound quarterback Chuck Burkhart. Kwalick, considered by most football experts as the best tight end in collegiate ranks, is not in the style of modern flankers-50 passes a season. He only caught 33 passes in 1967, but gained 563 yards, an average of 17.1 yards per reception. Kwalick leads Lion receivers this year with 31 receptions for 403 yards, a 13 yards per reception average. In case Burkhart decides to hand the ball off he has excellent backs on whom to rely. Halfback Charlie Pittman, the Lions leading rusher in 1967, is again leading them this year. The 6-1, 190-pound back holds Penn State's record for TD's scored in one season, 14. Pittman is a fluid runner who seems to float past tacklers, has great speed and is a fine pass receiver. Pittman leads the Lions' rushers with 973 yards gained in 186 carries, for a 5.1 average. This year he has carried the ball 127 times for 785 yards, for a 5.9 yard average. Senior halfback Bob Campbell, 6-0, 190, leads the nation in punting and was averaging nearly seven yards per carry last year before he suffered a knee injury in the third game. When the Lions offense doesn't click, opposing teams see plenty of All-American linebacker Dennis Onkotz in the defense. The 6-2, 205 linebacker leads the Lions punt returners and ranks second in interceptions. Penn State has experienced men in all its positions and does not appear to be particularly weak in any, either on defense or offense. Penn State travels to the Orange Bowl without having lost a game in their last 18 confrontations. Last year they went 8-2, and tied Florida State 17-17 in the Gator Bowl. This year, the Nittany Lions defeated Navy 31-6, K-State 25-9, West Virginia 31-20, UCLA 21-6, Boston College 29-0, Army 28-24, Miami 22-7, Maryland 57-13, Pittsburgh 65-9 and Syracuse 30-12. Ted Kwalick rolls against Syracuse --major buildings and the physical plant is valued at more than $237,000,000. The campus consists of a tract of 4,443 acres that include more than 3,900 acres of agricultural experiment grounds and nearly 125 acres for athletic fields and recreational facilities. Nearly 400 acres comprise the central campus. Penn State 113 years old Founded in 1855 Pennsylvania State University, with 36,099 students, is among the 14 largest colleges and universities in the country in full-time enrollment. It was founded in 1855. Located in University Park, Pa., Penn State was first called The Farmers High School of Pennsylvania. Its name was changed to The Agricultural College of Pennsylvania in 1862, to Penn State College in 1974 and finally in 1953 to Penn State University. Today Penn State has 227 In 1961 Penn State adopted a four ten-week academic year—"to use the existing facilities to the greatest possible extent." This program enables a student to complete work for a bachelor's degree in three instead of four years if he continues his college work during the four terms of the year. Ten under-graduate colleges, the Graduate School and the College of Medicine make up the university's divisions of learning. The undergraduate colleges are Agriculture, Art and Architecture, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Physical Education, Human Development, Liberal Arts, Science and Earth and Mineral Sciences. Coach Joe Paterno Lions depth chart Dennis Onkotz PENN STATE DEPTH CHARTS OFFENSE DEFENSE 80 SE Leon Angevine 83 LE Lincoln Lippincot 88 Greg Edmonds 89 George Allen 78 LT John Kulka 68 LT Mike Reid 70 Vie Surma 72 John Ebersole 63 LG Tom Jackson 76 RT Steve Smear 67 Bob Holuba 75 Gary Carter 56 C Warren Koegel 14 RE Frank Spaziano 53 Ron Pavlechko 84 Ed Stofko 60 RG Charlie Zapiec 33 OLLB Jack Ham 64 Dave Rakiecki 54 Steve Prue 73 RT Dave Bradley 55 ILLB Jim Kates 77 Dan Mercinko 65 Steve Brezna 82 TE Ted Kwalick 35 IRLB Dennis Onkotz 86 Tim Horst 69 Ed Odorisio 22 QB Chuck Burkhart 40 ORLB Pete Johnson 25 Mike Cooper 51 Gary Hull 23 LH Bob Campbell 10 LHB Mike Smith 43 Gary Deuel 12 Terry Stump 24 RH Charlie Pittman 47 RHB Paul Johnson 46 Joel Ramich 31 George Landis 36 FB Don Abbey 26 S Neal Smith 32 Tom Cherry 17 Chuck Pinchotti SPECIALISTS: KO—Bob Garthawaite (37), Horst (86), Abbey (36) PAT-FG—Garthawaite, Abbey Punters: Brezna (65), Campbell (23), Ganter (42) Punt Returners: Paul Johnson (47), Onkotz (35), Smith (26) Kickoff Returners: Pittman (24), P. Johnson (47), Mike Smith (10) Smith (10) --roamed the central-Pennsylvania mountains. Because Penn State is located in Nittany Valley at the foot of Mt. Nittany, the lion was designated as a Nittany Lion. Nittany Lion born in 1906 Penn State's Nittany Lion symbol dates back to 1906. Members of the Penn State baseball team noticed two bronze tigers on the Princeton campus which suggested to them the need for an athletic symbol at Penn State. Penn State students chose a mountain lion, once said to have The word Nittany evolved from a local legend about an Indian maiden named Nita-Nee. Lion bowls The Lions' bowl engagements have been: January 1, 1923-ROSE BOWL; USC defeated the Nittany Lions 14-3. Coach Hugo Besek. January 1,1948-COTTON BOWL; ranked 4th by AP Penn State tied SMU 13-13. Coach Bob Higgi December 19, 1959-LIBERTY BOWL; unranked by AP but 10th in the UPI polls the Lions defeated Alabama 7-0. Coach Rip Engle. December 17, 1960-LIBERTY BOWL-Penn State 41, Oregon 12. Coach Rip Engle. December 30, 1961-GATOR BOWL; Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15. Coach Rip Engle. December 29,1962-GATOR BOWL; ninth in both AP and UPI polls Penn State lost to Florida, 17-7. Coach Rip Engle. Bowl record: 3-2-2. Halfback Charlie Pittman