1975–76 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season

1975–76 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

Conference| Independent
Record| 10-15
Head coach|

* Johnny Bach (8th season)

Home arena| Rec Hall

Seasons

<- 1974–75

1976–77 ->

1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 4 Rutgers |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 31 | - | 2  |  | .939
No. 3 UNLV |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 29 | - | 2  |  | .935
No. 2 Marquette |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 27 | - | 2  |  | .931
North Texas State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 22 | - | 4  |  | .846
No. 19 Centenary |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 22 | - | 5  |  | .815
UNC Charlotte |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 24 | - | 6  |  | .800
Pan American |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 5  |  | .800
No. 7 Notre Dame |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 23 | - | 6  |  | .793
St. John's |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 23 | - | 6  |  | .793
Florida State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 6  |  | .778
Oral Roberts |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 6  |  | .769
Georgetown |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 7  |  | .750
Virginia Tech |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 7  |  | .750
George Washington |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 7  |  | .741
Illinois State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 7  |  | .741
Creighton |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 7  |  | .731
Northeast Louisiana |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 7  |  | .720
Detroit |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 8  |  | .704
South Florida |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 8  |  | .704
New Orleans |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 8  |  | .692
No. 17 DePaul |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 9  |  | .690
Syracuse |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 9  |  | .690
Holy Cross |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 22 | - | 10  |  | .688
Seton Hall |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 9  |  | .667
South Alabama |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 9  |  | .667
South Carolina |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 9  |  | .667
Providence |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 11  |  | .656
Stetson |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 9  |  | .654
UC Santa Barbara |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 9  |  | .654
Air Force |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 9  |  | .640
VCU |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 9  |  | .640
St. Peter's |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 11  |  | .633
Portland State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 10  |  | .630
St. Bonaventure |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 10  |  | .630
Mercer |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 10  |  | .600
Villanova |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 11  |  | .593
Niagara |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 12  |  | .586
Long Island |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 12  |  | .556
Colgate |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 11  |  | .542
Xavier |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 12  |  | .538
West Virginia |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 13  |  | .536
Georgia State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 11  |  | .522
Indiana State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 12  |  | .520
Dayton |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 13  |  | .519
Hardin–Simmons |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 13  |  | .519
Jacksonville |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 13  |  | .500
Manhattan |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 14  |  | .500
St. Francis (PA) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 14  |  | .500
St. Francis (NY) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 13  |  | .500
Marshall |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 14  |  | .481
Duquesne |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 13  |  | .480
Northeastern |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 13  |  | .480
Fairfield |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 14  |  | .462
Utah State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 14  |  | .462
Butler |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 15  |  | .444
Denver |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 15  |  | .444
Pittsburgh |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 15  |  | .444
Army |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 14  |  | .440
Iona |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 15  |  | .423
Milwaukee |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 15  |  | .423
Southern Miss |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 15  |  | .423
Navy |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 14  |  | .417
Fairleigh Dickinson |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 13  |  | .409
Georgia Southern |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 16  |  | .407
Hawaii |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 16  |  | .407
Penn State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 15  |  | .400
Buffalo |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 16  |  | .385
Loyola (IL) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 16  |  | .385
Canisius |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 17  |  | .370
Boston College |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 17  |  | .346
Oklahoma City |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 18  |  | .333
Portland |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 18  |  | .333
Fordham |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 19  |  | .269
Cleveland State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 19  |  | .240
Houston Baptist |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 5 | - | 21  |  | .192
Baptist |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 3 | - | 23  |  | .115
Samford |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 3 | - | 23  |  | .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975-76 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1975-76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 8th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site
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December 2
|  | at Lehigh | W 93–45 | 1–0
| Taylor Gym

December 4
|  | Delaware | W 66–61 | 2–0
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 7
|  | Ohio State | W 74–68 | 3–0
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9
|  | Virginia | L 66–79 | 3–1
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 16
|  | Kent State | W 65–63 | 4–1
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 19
|  | at Syracuse | L 82–90 | 4–2
| Manley Field House
Syracuse, NY
December 20
|  | at Colgate | W 70–54 | 5–2
| Cotterell Court
Hamilton, NY
December 26
|  | at No. 20 Minnesota | L 70–86 | 5–3
| Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27
|  | vs. Butler | L 50–63 | 5–4

January 2
|  | vs. Harvard | W 63–55 | 6–4

January 3
|  | at George Washington | L 69–78 | 6–5
| Charles E. Smith Center
Washington, D. C.
January 11
|  | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 79–68 | 7–5
| Maurice Stokes Athletic Center

January 14
|  | at Bucknell | L 64–69 | 7–6
| Davis Gym

January 17
|  | Muhlenberg | W 91–61 | 8–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 19
|  | Gettysburg | W 88–54 | 9–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 24
|  | West Virginia | L 64–69 | 9–7
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 27
|  | at Georgetown | L 63–71 | 9–8
| McDonough Gymnasium

January 30
|  | at Duquesne | L 70–76 | 9–9
| Civic Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 31
|  | at Pittsburgh | L 52–71 | 9–10
| Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 4
|  | Temple | L 76–77 | 9–11
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11
|  | Syracuse | L 93–100 | 9–12
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 14
|  | at Navy | L 81–83 | 9–13
| Dahlgren Hall

February 18
|  | at West Virginia | L 87–103 | 9–14
| WVU Coliseum

February 21
|  | Pittsburgh | L 61–65 | 9–15
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 28
|  | vs. Fairfield | W 76–68 | 10–15

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[1]

## References

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1. ^ "1975–76 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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