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1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 812:10 p.m.TexasNo. 21
RaycomL 13–1785,973
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 6 USC
ABCL 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 College
CBSW 40–2132,000
October 275:00 p.m.at Alabama
ESPNW 9–070,123[2]
November 31:00 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 24
W 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. 18
ESPNW 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. 7
RaycomL 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
Scoring summary
Q1USCGriffin 5 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick)USC 7–0
Q2PSUGolden 8 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)Tie 7–7
Q2USCRodriguez 26 yard field goalUSC 10–7
Q2USCRodriguez 46 yard field goalUSC 13–7
Q3USCErvins 1 yard run (run failed)USC 19–7
Q4PSUThompson 2 yard run (Fayak kick)USC 19–14
See also: 1990 USC Trojans football team

At West Virginia

1 234Total
• Penn State 7 7710 31
West Virginia 3 367 19
Scoring summary
Q1PSUPerry 30 yard interception return (Fayak kick)PSU 7–0
Q1WVUJohnson 20 yard field goalPSU 7–3
Q2PSUT. Smith 9 yard pass from Bill (Fayak kick)PSU 14–3
Q2WVUCarroll 39 yard field goalPSU 14–6
Q3WVUFord 11 yard run (run failed)PSU 14–12
Q3PSUBill 5 yard run (Fayak kick)PSU 21–12
Q4PSUCollins 19 yard run (Fayak kick)PSU 28–12
Q4PSUFayak 37 yard field goalPSU 31–12
Q4WVUStatten 5 yard pass from Jones (Johnson kick)PSU 31–19

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Notre Dame

See also: 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Vs. Florida State (Blockbuster Bowl)

Main article: 1990 Blockbuster Bowl
See also: 1990 Florida State Seminoles football team

Roster

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

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

  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.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team