1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State text logo.svg
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 50–39 vs. BYU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
1989 record8–3–1
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno (24th season)
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1989 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9VirginiaNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–1485,956
September 16Temple
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 42–384,790
September 23Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 7–385,651
September 30at Texas
W 16–1275,232
October 7at Rutgers
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 17–057,688
October 14at SyracuseNo. 23
ESPNW 34–1249,876
October 28No. 6 AlabamaNo. 14
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 16–1785,975
November 4No. 13 West VirginiadaggerNo. 16
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 19–985,911
November 11at MarylandNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
T 13–1361,215
November 18No. 1 Notre DameNo. 17
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
CBSL 23–3486,016
November 25at No. 19 PittsburghNo. 22
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 16–1357,158
December 29vs. No. 19 BYUNo. 18
ESPNW 50–3961,113
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Terry Smith So
FB 27 Gary Brown Jr
WR 26 David Daniels Jr
C 78 Roger Duffy Sr
FB 11 Sam Gash So
QB 19 Tony Sacca So
T 76 Paul Siever Jr
G 79 Dave Szott Sr
RB 32 Blair Thomas Sr
TE 80 Todd Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 31 Andre Collins Sr
DT 85 Frank Giannetti Jr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio So
LB 42 Keith Goganious So
S 9 Darren Perry So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft[]

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 2 2 Blair Thomas Running back New York Jets
2nd 21 46 Andre Collins Linebacker Washington Redskins
7th 15 180 David Szott Offensive guard Kansas City Chiefs
8th 3 196 Roger Duffy Offensive guard New York Jets

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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