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1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
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

September 8TexasNo. 21

RaycomL 13–17 85,973 September 15at No. 6 USC

ABCL 14–19 70,594 September 22Rutgers

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 28–0 85,194 October 6Templedagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 48–10 85,874 October 13Syracuse

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

CBSW 27–21 86,002 October 20at Boston College

CBSW 40–21 32,000 October 27at Alabama

ESPNW 9–0 70,123 November 3, 1990at West VirginiaNo. 24

W 31–19 66,461 November 10MarylandNo. 21

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 24–10 83,000 November 17at No. 1 Notre DameNo. 18

ESPNW 24–21 59,075 November 24PittsburghNo. 11

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

CBSW 22–17 85,180 December 28vs. No. 11 Florida StateNo. 7

RaycomL 17–24 75,129

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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 Indianapolis Colts

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.