1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–13 vs.Tennessee | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #7 |
AP | #8 |
1993 record | 10–2 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Joe Paterno (28th year) |
Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky |
Home stadium |
Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 93,967) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Wisconsin + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#11 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#21 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1993 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Purdue and Wisconsin this year.
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 1:00 PM | Minnesota | #17 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell) | W 38–20 | 95,387 | |||
September 11 | 3:30 PM | USC* | #15 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | W 21–20 | 95,992 | ||
September 18 | 3:30 PM | at Iowa | #14 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ABC | W 31–0 | 70,397 | ||
September 25 | 7:30 PM | Rutgers* | #9 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 31–7 | 95,092 | ||
October 2 | 7:00 PM | at Maryland* | #9 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) | W 70–7 | 42,008 | |||
October 16 | 12:00 PM | #18 Michigan | #7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | L 13–21 | 96,719 | ||
October 30 | 3:30 PM | at #3 Ohio State | #12 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry) | ABC | L 6–24 | 95,060 | ||
November 6 | 1:00 PM | #17 Indiana | #19 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 38–31 | 91,000 | |||
November 13 | 3:30 PM | Illinois | #16 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | W 28–14 | 90,000 | ||
November 20 | 2:00 PM | at Northwestern | #14 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 43–21 | 30,355 | |||
November 27 | 12:00 PM | at #25 Michigan State | #14 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) | ABC | W 38–37 | 53,482 | ||
January 1, 1994 | 1:00 PM | vs. #6 Tennessee | #13 | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | W 31–13 | 72,456 | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Post season
NFL Draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1994 NFL Draft.
Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team |
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3rd | 29 | 94 | Lou Benfatti | Defensive tackle | New York Jets |
5th | 3 | 134 | Shelly Hammonds | Defensive back | Minnesota Vikings |
6th | 29 | 180 | Eric Ravotti | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers |
7th | 23 | 217 | Rob Holmberg | Linebacker | Los Angeles Raiders |
References
- ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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