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American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech | No. 7 | | Raycom | W 34–22 | 77,409 |
September 7 | Cincinnati | No. 5 | | Prime | W 81–0 | 94,000 |
September 14 | at USC | No. 5 | | ABC | L 10–21 | 64,758 |
September 21 | BYU | No. 12 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 33–7 | 96,304 |
September 28 | Boston College | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 28–21 | 95,927 |
October 5 | at Temple | No. 12 | | | W 24–7 | 43,808 |
October 12 | at No. 2 Miami (FL) | No. 9 | | ABC | L 20–26 | 75,723 |
October 19 | Rutgers![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 37–17 | 95,729 |
October 26 | West Virginia | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 51–6 | 96,445 |
November 9 | at Maryland | No. 9 | | | W 47–7 | 57,416 |
November 16 | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 35–13 | 96,672 |
| at Pittsburgh | No. 6 | | ABC | W 32–20 | 52,219 |
| vs. No. 10 Tennessee | No. 6 | | NBC | W 42–17 | 71,133 |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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4
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Doug Helkowski
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 т | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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Coaches | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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Season summary
vs. Georgia Tech
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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3–3
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1966
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L 0–21
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at USC
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–2
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1990
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L 14–19
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BYU
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–0
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1989
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W 50–39
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- 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]
at Miami (FL)
#9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Nittany Lions |
3 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
20 |
• Hurricanes |
3 |
3 | 14 | 6 |
26 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 8:36 | MIA | Huerta 24-yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
| Q1 | 0:44 | PSU | Fayak 20-yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
| Q2 | 5:20 | PSU | Fayak 46-yard field goal | PSU 6–3 |
| Q2 | 1:31 | MIA | Huerta 45-yard field goal | Tie 6–6 |
| Q3 | 6:34 | MIA | Copeland 80-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 13–6 |
| Q3 | | MIA | K. Williams 91-yard punt return (Huerta kick) | MIA 20–6 |
| Q3 | | PSU | T. Smith 2-yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | MIA 20–13 |
| Q4 | 14:43 | MIA | Thomas 42-yard pass from Torretta (kick failed) | MIA 26–13 |
| Q4 | 9:35 | PSU | T. Smith 9-yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | MIA 26–20 |
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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6–3
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1987
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W 14–10
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Notre Dame
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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7–7–1
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1990
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W 24–21
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vs. Tennessee (Fiesta Bowl)
#6 Penn State vs. #10 Tennessee
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Nittany Lions |
7 |
0 | 14 | 21 |
42 |
Volunteers |
10 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
17 |
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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0–2
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1972
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L 21–28
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NFL Draft
Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1992 NFL Draft.
References
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National championship seasons in bold |