8 I Monday, Nov. 8,2010
FAVORITE GAMES
Jack Ham
Penn State linebacker (1968-1970), current
color commentator
Oct 5,1968:
Penn State 31,
West Virginia 20
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Penn State over
came a first-half
deficit to knock
off the Mountaineers, 31-20
What Ham remembered most
about the game was the hot
chocolate cooler Patemo
knocked over at halftime while
motivating his team.
Kenny Jackson
former Penn State wide receiver (1980-1983)
Sept. 25,1982:
Penn State 27,
Nebraska 24
During the Lions'
first national
championship
season, a clash between the
No. 2 Cornhuskers and No. 8
Lions ended in dramatic fash
ion with Penn State tight end
Mike McCloskey hauling in a
controversial catch that set up
the go-ahead touchdown dur
ing the game's final seconds.
John Shaffer
former Penn State quarterback (1984-1986)
Penn State 14,
Miami 10
The 1987 Fiesta
Bowl capped an
undefeated sea
son and with
Shaffer at the
helm, the nation’s top two
teams went head to head. A
DJ. Dozier touchdown run
midway through the fourth
quarter gave the Lions the
lead and a late interception
by linebacker Pete Giftopoulos
sealed the victory.
Adam Taliaferro
former Penn State comerfcack (2000)
Oct 25, 2008:
Penn State 13,
Ohio State 6
Taliaferro didn't
play in 2008, b
he was there
when Penn State
upset Ohio State in Columbus
to keep national title hopes
alive. Quarterback Daryll Clark
left in the fourth quarter with
a concussion, and backup Pat
Devlin replaced him. The team
scored 10 fourth-quarter
points en route to the win.
Brad "Spider" Caidwell
equiptment manager
Nov. 17,1990:
Penn State 24,
Notre Dame 21
“They put their
pants on the
same way you
put them on,”
Caldwell said Patemo said in
a locker-room speech. “They
talk about their tradition. Well,
we've got tradition, too. We
have just as much tradition as
they do, so go out there and
show them our tradition.”
Rich Mauti
former wide receiver (1974-76), father of cur
rent linebacker Mike Mauti and former wide
receiver Pat Mauti
Sept 6,1975:
Penn State 26,
Temple 25
Mauti returned a
kickoff 100
yards at Franklin
Field against Temple in 1975
Penn State won the game.
Chaz Powell joined Mauti
when he returned a kickoff
100 yards against Youngstown
State this season.
Compiled by Andrew J. Cassawll,
Brendan Monahan, Audrey Snyder
SNAPSHOTS OF A LEGEND
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Defensive tackle Joe Hines plays a role reversal with head coach Joe
Paterno as the two exchange glasses at the 1983 Sugar Bowl.
Paterno has won two national titles,
totaled five undefeated seasons and
earned 24 howl victories. Reaching
400 wins could he his last great career
milestone.
Jimmy Cefalo avoids one of five potential tacklers en route to a 30-yard
touchdown in the first quarter of Paterno’s 100th win on Nov. 6, 1976.
Penn State beat North Carolina State 41-20.
Collegian file photo
Joe Patemo, along with his wife Sue, accepts a commemorative painting after his 300th win on Sept. 12. 1998. Penn State beat Bowling Green
48-3. The ceremony took place in Beaver Stadium.
1968: Richard Nixon elected president
Nov. 5,
July 20,1969: Man walks on the moon
April 30,1975:Vietnam War ends
Aug. 9,1974:
Gerald Ford sworn
in as president
Nov.6,l976: Paterno's 100th win.
PSU 41, North Carolina State 20
Sept. 17,1966: Paterno's first win
as head coach. PSU 15, Maryland 7
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For videos, an interactive
graphic, photo galleries
and an audio slideshow:
psucollegian.com
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THE ROAD TO 400
Nov.2,l976: Jimmy Carter
elected president
Nov. 4,1980: Ronald Reagan
elected president
Jan. 1,1983: Penn State
wins Sugar Bowl and first
national championship.
PSU 27, Georgia 23
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Paterno is lifted up onto the shoulders of football players after his 400th
win on Saturday night in Beaver Stadium with a final score of 35-21.
Cciiegia; l file phot.
Me photo
Paterno takes u> the attention given to quarterback Todd Blackledge in
Sugar Bowl arrival interviews in 1983 Penn State won the bowl 27-23.
Nov.B, l9BB:George H W. Bush elected president
Jan. 1,1995: Penn State wins
Rose Bowl to clinch undefeated
season. PSU 38, Oregon 20
Paterno's 200th
awling Green 19
Sept. 5,1987:
win. PSU 45, Bi
Nov. 4,2008: Barack Obama elected
Nov. 3,1992: Bill Clinton elected president
Sept. 12,1998: Paterno's 300th
win. PSU 48, Bowling Green 3
The Daily Collegian
Nov. 7,2000: George W. Bush
elected president
Sept. 11,2001:
Terrorists hijack
ianes, attack U.S
Oct. 27,2001 : Paterno passes
Bear Bryant to gain FBS all-time
wins record. PSU 29, Ohio State 27
Nov. 6,2010: Paterno's 400tl
win. PSU 35, Northwestern 2
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