1969 WVU vs PSU highlights

Lions smack the Mountaineers

[@westholmes2001]

Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris: Penn State's Thunder and Lightning of the late 60's and early '70s. Both backs would have successful careers in the NFL: Mitchell with the Baltimore Colts and Franco Harris with a Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. You don't see backfield duos like that in college football anymore. Mitchell and Harris were one of the last backfield duos that made college football great back in the day.

[@fairnorth]

The New York Jets drafted two of Penn States linebackers in 1970. John Ebersole was a strong consistant play maker on some weak Jets teams. Dennis Onkotz was injured in the big upset win over the Los Angeles Rams during the last play of the first half. He never recovered from his injury.

[@Rocket4Barrel]

Didn't want to play WVU? are you nuts? I've got nothing against WVU because they are my second favorite team behind my Lions and I also live in WVA, but I can tell you a lot us Nittany Lion faithful would love to start this series again. Unfortunately conference games and tie ins will probably prevent this from happening for a while. And don't rag on JoePa. A lot of us could only wish to have the vitality and energy that man has if were lucky to see 82. One of the greatest to ever coach period!

[@Briguy75]

One of the many undefeated, uncrowned teams for Penn State....

[@dannyboy4993]

psu goes undefeated, two years in a row, and no nat champs....

[@MVillani1985]

Don't underestimate Penn State. This past year you probably would have smashed us, but in 2005 Penn State would have probably been leading 31-0 at halftime over West Virginia and winning 45-25, or something like that. 2006 would have been a close one, since this was a very underrated Penn State team who only laid a very big egg against Notre Dame, all 3 other losses could have easily gone the other way. During most of the season, I wish WV well, but not against Penn State.

[@MusicOfAdam]

If Penn State hadn't beaten us, we would've been in the Orange Bowl. BUT, I'm happy with the way things turned out. =)

[@westholmes2001]

I couldn't put this comment on any of the Capelletti videos, but like what happened with John's brother Joey, my brother also suffered from leukemia. I was only four at the time, and he was only two. He had to go through several radiation treatments and doctors appointments in Akron, Ohio in order to survive. Sadly, Joey did not make it, but with John's speech, it gave notice to finding ways to fight and survive this terrible cancer in a time where very few heard about it.

[@Bamruff62]

1960s and 1970s were a great era in college football. I like watching those old games. Cotton Bowl did offer an invitation to Penn St to come play the SWC champion in the Cotton bowl. Paterno and Penn St team wanted go sit on the beach and sun tan themselves instead of going to Dallas to play for the National Title. Paterno should of realized , at the time he made his decision, that if Penn State had won out they would finish the regular season rank #3 and would be undefeated. They would play an Undefeated #2 SWC champion in the cotton bowl. #1 Ohio State still had a decent #12 Michigan to play, and if they won that they would face a tough USC in the Rose Bowl.

[@MVillani1985]

Look at Penn State this year, and WVU this year. Looks like fortunes have turned back to where they were.

[@MVillani1985]

Nope, Penn State owns the SEC and Big 12. Penn State is also undefeated against Texas in bowls. And Penn State has a winning record against the SEC in bowl games. Don't count on Penn State choking in the title game. Also remember that we beat Ohio State by 4 more points in Columbus than Texas did in 2005.

[@Baldgol4]

Too bad Penn State is now playing teams that are 800 miles away....

[@Pookatube]

Is that the Theme Music from "THE BISHOP" From Monty Python's Flying Circus?

[@jjtopp99]

Miss playing (and annually beating) those HILLBILLIES !!!

[@dougalmac54]

@dannyboy4993 A travesty. And after back-to-back Orange Bowl wins. Texas, the eventual national champs in 1969, are slaughtered by Penn State in the 1972 Cotton Bowl. They win on the running of Lydell Mitchell, who scores 4 TD's on the way to a 30-6 victory for Penn State. It is one of the first times the Texas wishbone offense is completely controlled by a superior Penn State defense.

[@johngoing8534]

You guys haven't even won a national championships...WVU is a level two program...Now that Rods gonna the mountaineers are going to return to the bush leagues

[@dougalmac54]

Wow! Syracuse? Golly!

[@jflong79]

I'm a huge Mountaineer fan, but how did we dominate ND when we have never beat them.

[@jjtopp99]

Come on up anytime 'Billy...oh yeah but wear shoes if you own a pair bro...would love to "pin those EERS" in a bowl game as well...

[@vivalawrench]

GO STATE!

[@classichost]

no i think you are completely wrong. that would be 1973

[@bds202]

9-48-2. enough said.

[@wvurugby8]

And as long as Joe Pa is there we will never know if PSU would beat WVU because Joe Pa is a bitter old man.