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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024
1992 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1992 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Cincinnati  24   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Temple  49   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Eastern Michigan  52   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Maryland  49   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Rutgers  38   24   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Miami (Florida)  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Boston College  32   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ West Virginia  40   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Brigham Young  17   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Notre Dame  16   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Pittsburgh  57   13   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Stanford  3   24   L    @ Miami, FL   Micron PC Bowl
 
1992 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored391
  Scoring Average32.6
  Points Allowed234
  Defense Average19.5
  Opponents Record59-65
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1992 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 7-5-0 Coaches
24 7-5-0 UPI/NFF
24 7-5-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1992 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Notre Dame 10-1-1437181Won  28-3  Lou Holtz
Troy 10-1295122   Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham 7-3271163   Jim Hilyer
Central Florida 7-4416249   Gene McDowell
Liberty 7-4306277   Sam Rutigliano
Penn State 7-5391234Lost  3-24  Joe Paterno
Southern Mississippi 7-4219195   Jeff Bower
Memphis 6-5312181   Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Army 5-6225251   Bob Sutton
East Carolina 5-6289367   Steve Logan
Louisiana Tech 5-6199167   Joe Peace
Louisville 5-6214243   Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois 5-6203193   Charlie Sadler
Buffalo 4-6319395   Jim Ward
James Madison 4-7333355   Rip Scherer
Tulsa 4-7240303   Dave Rader
Western Kentucky 4-6243258   Jack Harbaugh
Cincinnati 3-8199276   Timothy Tim Murphy
Arkansas State 2-9118402   Ray Perkins
Louisiana 2-9143306   Nelson Stokley
Tulane 2-9146349   Eugene Buddy Teevens
Navy 1-10131338   George Chaump

1992 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1992 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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