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1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia       11 1 0
Southern Miss       10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
Louisville       8 3 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Northern Illinois       7 4 0
Pittsburgh       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
Akron       5 6 0
Penn State       5 6 0
Tulane       5 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulsa       4 7 0
Boston College       3 8 0
Cincinnati       3 8 0
East Carolina       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1988 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 10at VirginiaNo. 18

W 42–14 45,000 September 17Boston CollegeNo. 16

W 23–20 84,000 September 24RutgersNo. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

L 16–21 85,531 October 1at Temple

W 45–9 66,592 October 8Cincinnatidagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 35–9 85,693 October 15Syracuse

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNL 10–24 85,916 October 22at Alabama

CBSL 3–8 75,808 October 29at No. 7 West Virginia

CBSL 30–51 66,811 November 5Maryland

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 17–10 78,000 November 12Pittsburgh

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNL 7–14 85,701 November 19at No. 1 Notre Dame

CBSL 3–21 59,075

Template:CFB Schedule End

Post season

NFL Draft

Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1989 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 1 29 Steve Wisniewski Offensive guard Dallas Cowboys
4th 16 100 Michael Timpson Wide receiver New England Patriots
6th 16 155 Quintus McDonald Linebacker Indianapolis Colts
6th 21 160 Gary Wilkerson Cleveland Browns
9th 21 244 Bob Mrosko Tight end Houston Oilers
11th 3 282 Keith Karpinski Linebacker Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.