1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1992 college 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 |
September 5 |
at Cincinnati |
#8 |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
|
W 24–20 |
29,099 |
September 12 |
Temple |
#10 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
|
W 49–8 |
94,892 |
September 19 |
Eastern Michigan |
#10 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
|
W 52–7 |
94,578 |
September 26 |
Maryland |
#9 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) |
|
W 49–13 |
95,891 |
October 3 |
at Rutgers |
#8 |
Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ |
|
W 38–24 |
72,203 |
October 10 |
#2 Miami (FL) |
#7 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
ABC |
L 14–17 |
96,704 |
October 17 |
#20 Boston College |
#9 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
ABC |
L 32–35 |
96,130 |
October 24 |
at West Virginia |
#14 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 40–26 |
66,663 |
October 31 |
at BYU |
#14 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
|
L 17–30 |
66,016 |
November 14 |
at #8 Notre Dame |
#22 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
L 16–17 |
59,075 |
November 21 |
Pittsburgh |
#23 |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) |
ESPN |
W 57–13 |
91,000 |
January 1, 1993 |
vs. #13 Stanford |
#21 |
Joe Robbie Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl) |
CBS |
L 3–24 |
45,554 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Post season
NFL Draft
Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1993 NFL Draft.
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