1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football

National Champions
Fiesta Bowl, W 14-10 vs. Miami
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1986 record	12–0
Head coach	Joe Paterno (21st year)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370)

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
#19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State defeated the Miami Hurricanes 14–10 in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl to win Paterno's second consensus national championship.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	Temple	#6	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 45–15	85,732
September 20	at Boston College	#5	Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ESPN	W 26–14	42,329
September 27	East Carolina	#7	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 42–17	84,774
October 4	Rutgers	#5	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 31–6	84,000
October 11	Cincinnati	#5	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 23–17	84,812
October 18	Syracuse	#6	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 42–3	85,512
October 25	at #2 Alabama	#6	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 23–3	60,210
November 1	at West Virginia	#2	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–0	59,184
November 8	Maryland	#2	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 17–15	85,561
November 15	at Notre Dame	#3	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ABC	W 24–19	59,075
November 22	Pittsburgh	#2	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 34–14	85,722
January 2, 1987	vs. #1 Miami	#2	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 14–10	73,098
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Thirteen Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1987 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	8	8	Shane Conlan	Linebacker	Buffalo Bills
1st	14	14	D.J. Dozier	Running back	Minnesota Vikings
3rd	24	80	Tim Manoa	Running back	Cleveland Browns
3rd	25	81	Steve Smith	Running back	Los Angeles Raiders
4th	1	84	Don Graham	Linebacker	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5th	14	126	John Bruno	Punter	St. Louis Cardinals
5th	20	132	Chris Conlin	Offensive guard	Miami Dolphins
6th	1	141	Tim Johnson	Defensive end	Pittsburgh Steelers
6th	22	162	Bob White	–	San Francisco 49ers
8th	27	222	Dan Morgan	Offensive guard	Denver Broncos
9th	24	247	Bob Ontko	Linebacker	Indianapolis Colts
10th	17	268	Sid Lewis	Defensive back	New York Jets
11th	7	286	Brian Siverling	–	Detroit Lions

Awards

Joe Paterno

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

References

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

1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football—consensus national champions

Mike Alexander Andre Collins Shane Conlan Chris Conlin D. J. Dozier Roger Duffy Don Graham Tim Johnson Bob Mrosko Jay Paterno Steve Smith John Bruno Dave Szott Blair Thomas Michael Timpson Steve Wisniewski Head coach: Joe Paterno Assistant coaches: Tom Bradley Jim Caldwell Ron Dickerson Jerry Sandusky

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse / Ole Miss

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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