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
1990 record9–3
Head coachJoe Paterno (25th season)
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Louisville      10 1 1
No. 3 Miami      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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8TexasNo. 21RaycomL 13–1785,973
September 15at No. 6 USCABCL 14–1970,594
September 22Rutgers
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 28–085,194
October 6Temple
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 48–1085,874
October 13Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 27–2186,002
October 20at Boston CollegeCBSW 40–2132,000
October 27at AlabamaESPNW 9–070,123
November 3at West VirginiaNo. 24
W 31–1966,461
November 10MarylandNo. 21
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 24–1083,000
November 17at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 18ESPNW 24–2159,075
November 24PittsburghNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 22–1785,180
December 28vs. No. 11 Florida StateNo. 7RaycomL 17–2475,129
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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
T 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

Season summary

at USC

1 234Total
Penn State 0 707 14
USC 7 660 19
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1982 W 26–10

at West Virginia

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

[2]

Notre Dame

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–7–1 1989 L 23–34

vs. Florida State (Blockbuster Bowl)

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0–1 1967 T 17–17

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 LuedekeIndianapolis Colts

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2018-Dec-15.


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