1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1991 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

August 28vs. No. 8 Georgia TechNo. 7

RaycomW 34–22 77,409 September 7CincinnatiNo. 5

PrimeW 81–0 94,000 September 14at USCNo. 5

ABCL 10–21 64,758 September 21BYUNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 33–7 96,304 September 28Boston CollegeNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 28–21 95,927 October 5at TempleNo. 12

W 24–7 43,808 October 12at No. 2 Miami (FL)No. 9

ABCL 20–26 75,723 October 19RutgersdaggerNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 37–17 95,729 October 26West VirginiaNo. 8

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNW 51–6 96,445 November 9at MarylandNo. 9

W 47–7 57,416 November 16No. 12 Notre DameNo. 8

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 35–13 96,672 November 28at PittsburghNo. 6

ABCW 32–20 52,219 January 1, 1992vs. No. 10 TennesseeNo. 6

NBCW 42–17 71,133

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Season summary

BYU

  • Gerry Collins 27 Rush, 99 Yds
  • Penn State's defense sacked Ty Detmer six times and held BYU to single digits for first time since 1986

[2]

Post season

NFL Draft

Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 6 34 Mark D'Onofrio Linebacker Green Bay Packers
2nd 18 46 Tony Sacca Quarterback Phoenix Cardinals
3rd 18 74 Paul Siever Offensive guard Washington Redskins
3rd 27 83 Keith Goganious Linebacker Buffalo Bills
8th 7 203 Darren Perry Free safety Pittsburgh Steelers
8th 9 205 Sam Gash Running back New England Patriots
8th 13 209 Andre Powell Linebacker Miami Dolphins
8th 27 223 Leonard Humphries Cornerback Buffalo Bills
11th 28 308 Terry Smith Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sept 22. Retrieved 2015-Dec-03.