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1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 42–17 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record11–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (8th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 21 Tulsa   –   10 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   10 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 6 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana   –   2 – 8 – 1
Louisville   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   1 – 10 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 289:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Georgia TechNo. 7
RaycomW 34–2277,409[2]
September 712:10 p.m.CincinnatiNo. 5
PrimeW 81–094,000
September 149:00 p.m.at USCNo. 5
ABCL 10–2164,758
September 218:00 p.m.BYUNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 33–796,304
September 281:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 28–2195,927
October 59:00 p.m.at TempleNo. 12
W 24–743,808
October 1212:10 p.m.at No. 2 Miami (FL)No. 9
ABCL 20–2675,723
October 191:00 p.m.Rutgers No. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 37–1795,729
October 264:00 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 8
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 51–696,445[3]
November 91:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 9
W 47–757,416[4]
November 163:30 p.m.No. 12 Notre DameNo. 8
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 35–1396,672
November 2811:15 a.m.at PittsburghNo. 6
ABCW 32–2052,219
January 1, 19924:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 TennesseeNo. 6
NBCW 42–1771,133[5]

Rankings

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Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP7551210 т1291088987663
Coaches85514121291511101097653

Game summaries

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Vs. Georgia Tech

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See also: 1991 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Kickoff Classic

At USC

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See also: 1991 USC Trojans football team

BYU

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See also: 1991 BYU Cougars football team
  • 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

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At Miami (FL)

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#9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Nittany Lions 3 377 20
• Hurricanes 3 3146 26
Scoring summary
Q18:36MIAHuerta 24-yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q10:44PSUFayak 20-yard field goalTie 3–3
Q25:20PSUFayak 46-yard field goalPSU 6–3
Q21:31MIAHuerta 45-yard field goalTie 6–6
Q36:34MIACopeland 80-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick)MIA 13–6
Q3MIAK. Williams 91-yard punt return (Huerta kick)MIA 20–6
Q3PSUT. Smith 2-yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)MIA 20–13
Q414:43MIAThomas 42-yard pass from Torretta (kick failed)MIA 26–13
Q49:35PSUT. Smith 9-yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)MIA 26–20
See also: 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team

Notre Dame

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See also: 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Vs. Tennessee (Fiesta Bowl)

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#6 Penn State vs. #10 Tennessee
1 234Total
• Nittany Lions 7 01421 42
Volunteers 10 070 17
Main article: 1992 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 1991 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Roster

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1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Richie Anderson Jr
OT 67 Todd Burger Jr
RB 23 Gerry Collins Sr
QB 12 Kerry Collins Fr
TE 18 Troy Drayton Jr
RB 11 Sam Gash Sr
G 57 John Gerak Jr
C 66 Greg Huntington Jr
WR 24 O. J. McDuffie Jr
OT 71 Todd Rucci Jr
C E. J. Sandusky Sr
QB 17 John Sacca Fr
QB 19 Tony Sacca Sr
OT 76 Paul Siever Sr
WR 30 Dan Skrip Sr
WR 8 Terry Smith Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 13 Matt Baggett Sr
DT 55 Lou Benfatti So
CB 3 Jeff Davis Fr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio Sr
LB 42 Keith Goganious Sr
LB 58 Reggie Givens Jr
CB 6 Leonard Humphries Sr
DT 97 Tyoka Jackson So
LB 99 Rich McKenzie Jr
S 9 Darren Perry Sr
DT 94 Eric Ravotti Jr
CB 15 Frank Yeboah-Kodie So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 Doug Helkowski Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

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Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1992 NFL draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 6 34 Mark D'Onofrio Linebacker Green Bay Packers
2nd 18 46 Tony Sacca Quarterback Phoenix Cardinals
3rd 18 74 Paul Siever Offensive guard Washington Redskins
3rd 27 83 Keith Goganious Linebacker Buffalo Bills
8th 7 203 Darren Perry Free safety Pittsburgh Steelers
8th 9 205 Sam Gash Running back New England Patriots
8th 13 209 Andre Powell Linebacker Miami Dolphins
8th 27 223 Leonard Humphries Cornerback Buffalo Bills
11th 28 308 Terry Smith Wide receiver Washington Redskins

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Penn State proves too much for Georgia Tech". Asbury Park Press. August 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The real State dismantles the Mountaineers". Sunday News. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Untamed Lions drive Terps mad". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lions 5 for 5". Arizona Republic. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sept 22. Retrieved 2015-Dec-03.


 

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