1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 50–39 vs. BYU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370)

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	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. 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
September 9	Virginia	No. 12	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 6–14	85,956
September 16	Temple		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 42–3	84,790
September 23	Boston College		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 7–3	85,651
September 30	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 16–12	75,232
October 7	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 17–0	57,688
October 14	at Syracuse	No. 23	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–12	49,876
October 28	No. 6 Alabama	No. 14	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	CBS	L 16–17	85,975
November 4	No. 13 West Virginia	No. 16	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–9	85,911
November 11	at Maryland	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)		T 13–13	61,215
November 18	No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 17	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	CBS	L 23–34	86,016
November 25	at No. 19 Pittsburgh	No. 22	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	CBS	W 16–13	57,158
December 29	vs. No. 19 BYU	No. 18	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 50–39	61,113
Homecoming 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 OT 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 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