1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (14th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 1 7 4 2
Temple 3 2 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 3 7 1
Boston College 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 812:10 p.m.TexasNo. 21RaycomL 13–1785,973
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 6 USCABCL 14–1970,594
September 221:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 28–085,194
October 61:00 p.m.Templedagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 48–1085,874
October 132:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 27–2186,002
October 2012:10 p.m.at Boston CollegeCBSW 40–2132,000
October 275:00 p.m.at AlabamaESPNW 9–070,123[2]
November 31:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 24W 31–1966,461[3]
November 101:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 21
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 24–1083,000[4]
November 174:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 18ESPNW 24–2159,075
November 242:30 p.m.PittsburghNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 22–1785,180
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Florida StateNo. 7RaycomL 17–2475,129

Game summaries

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At USC

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1 234Total
Penn State 0 707 14
USC 7 660 19
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

At West Virginia

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1 234Total
• Penn State 7 7710 31
West Virginia 3 367 19

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Notre Dame

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Vs. Florida State (Blockbuster Bowl)

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Roster

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1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Terry Smith Jr
QB 12 Tom Bill
FB 27 Gary Brown Sr
WR 26 David Daniels Sr
QB 19 Tony Sacca Jr
C E. J. Sandusky Jr
OT 76 Paul Siever Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio Jr
LB 42 Keith Goganious Jr
DT 85 Frank Giannetti Sr
LB 58 Reggie Givens So
CB 6 Leonard Humphries Jr
LB 99 Rich McKenzie So
S 9 Darren Perry Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL Draft

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Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1991 NFL draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
3rd 19 74 David Daniels Wide receiver Seattle Seahawks
6th 19 158 Leroy Thompson Running back Pittsburgh Steelers
8th 19 214 Gary Brown Running back Houston Oilers
10th 13 263 Frank Giannetti Defensive end Indianapolis Colts
10th 14 264 Sean Love Offensive guard Dallas Cowboys
12th 13 319 Rob Luedeke Center Indianapolis Colts

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Alabama shut out by Penn State 9–0". Sunday News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bill pulls Penn State past West Virginia". The Courier-Post. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Confidence in Sacca pays for Lions, 24–10". The Pittsburgh Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.



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