Template:1991 Division I-A independents football standings
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.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| August 28 | vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech | No. 7 | | Raycom | W 34–22 | 77,409 |
| September 7 | Cincinnati | No. 5 | | Prime | W 81–0 | 94,000 |
| September 14 | at USC | No. 5 | | ABC | L 10–21 | 64,758 |
| September 21 | BYU | No. 12 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 33–7 | 96,304 |
| September 28 | Boston College | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 28–21 | 95,927 |
| October 5 | at Temple | No. 12 | | | W 24–7 | 43,808 |
| October 12 | at No. 2 Miami (FL) | No. 9 | | ABC | L 20–26 | 75,723 |
| October 19 | Rutgers | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 37–17 | 95,729 |
| October 26 | West Virginia | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 51–6 | 96,445 |
| November 9 | at Maryland | No. 9 | | | W 47–7 | 57,416 |
| November 16 | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 35–13 | 96,672 |
| November 28 | at Pittsburgh | No. 6 | | ABC | W 32–20 | 52,219 |
| January 1, 1992 | vs. No. 10 Tennessee | No. 6 | | NBC | W 42–17 | 71,133 |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
Season summary[]
BYU[]
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
[2]
Notre Dame[]
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 7–7–1
|
1990
|
W 24–21
|
Roster[]
| 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| RB
|
20
|
Anderson, RichieRichie Anderson
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| T
|
67
|
Burger, ToddTodd Burger
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| RB
|
21
|
Collins, GaryGary Collins
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| QB
|
12
|
Collins, KerryKerry Collins
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| TE
|
18
|
Drayton, TroyTroy Drayton
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| RB
|
11
|
Gash, SamSam Gash
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| G
|
57
|
Gerak, JohnJohn Gerak
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| C
|
66
|
Huntington, GregGreg Huntington
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| WR
|
24
|
McDuffie, O. J.O. J. McDuffie
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| T
|
71
|
Rucci, ToddTodd Rucci
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| QB
|
17
|
Sacca, JohnJohn Sacca
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| QB
|
19
|
Sacca, TonyTony Sacca
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| T
|
76
|
Siever, PaulPaul Siever
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| WR
|
30
|
Skrip, DanDan Skrip
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| WR
|
8
|
Smith, TerryTerry Smith
|
7.0 !Sr
|
|
Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| S
|
13
|
Baggett, MattMatt Baggett
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| DT
|
55
|
Benfatti, LouLou Benfatti
|
3.0 !So
|
| CB
|
3
|
Davis, JeffJeff Davis
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| LB
|
38
|
D'Onofrio, MarkMark D'Onofrio
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| LB
|
42
|
Goganious, KeithKeith Goganious
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| LB
|
58
|
Givens, ReggieReggie Givens
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| CB
|
6
|
Humphries, LeonardLeonard Humphries
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| DT
|
97
|
Jackson, TyokaTyoka Jackson
|
3.0 !So
|
| LB
|
99
|
McKenzie, RichRich McKenzie
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| S
|
9
|
Perry, DarrenDarren Perry
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| DT
|
94
|
Ravotti, EricEric Ravotti
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| CB
|
15
|
Yeboah-Kodie, FrankFrank Yeboah-Kodie
|
3.0 !So
|
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| P
|
4
|
Helkowski, DougDoug Helkowski
|
7.0 !Sr
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
|
NFL Draft[]
Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1992 NFL Draft.
References[]
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