1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

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
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 09 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 17 4 2
Temple 3 2 07 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 04 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 13 7 1
Boston College 2 4 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

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.Temple
  • 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

At USC

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

At West Virginia

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

[5]

Notre Dame

Vs. Florida State (Blockbuster Bowl)

Roster

1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

NFL Draft

Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1991 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
3rd1974David DanielsWide receiverSeattle Seahawks
6th19158Leroy ThompsonRunning backPittsburgh Steelers
8th19214Gary BrownRunning backHouston Oilers
10th13263Frank GiannettiDefensive endIndianapolis Colts
10th14264Sean LoveOffensive guardDallas Cowboys
12th13319Rob LuedekeCenterIndianapolis Colts

References

  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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