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Vol Fans Had Happy, Disappointing Outings Vs. Penn State
The Chattanoogan, TN - Dec 23, 2006
As Tennessee gets ready to play Penn State in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, a look back at the four previous times the two teams played brings both happy and disappointing memories for Big Orange fans.

But one constant is that, even though the encounters date to the 1971 season, Penn State has had the same coach – Joe Paterno, who recently turned 80 years old. In fact, he was already in his sixth season as head coach in 1971 and his 22nd year as a member of the Nittany Lion staff.

When he brought his undefeated squad to Knoxville for the Dec. 4, 1971, game with the Vols, the talk was that Penn State could still vault over some teams and be ranked No. 1 in the nation with a good showing that day. Coach Paterno even entered the discussion a little, although he wanted to wait until after the Tennessee game to say for sure if his team was as good as the others.

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:13:00 GMT

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