The 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1992 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 |
|---|
| September 5 | at Cincinnati | No. 8 | | | W 24–20 | 29,099 |
| September 12 | Temple | No. 10 | | | W 49–8 | 94,892 |
| September 19 | Eastern Michigan | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 52–7 | 94,578 |
| September 26 | Maryland | No. 9 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 49–13 | 95,891 |
| October 3 | at Rutgers | No. 8 | | | W 38–24 | 72,203 |
| October 10 | No. 2 Miami (FL) | No. 7 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | L 14–17 | 96,704 |
| October 17 | No. 20 Boston College | No. 9 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | L 32–35 | 96,130 |
| October 24 | at West Virginia | No. 14 | | ABC | W 40–26 | 66,663 |
| October 31 | at BYU | No. 14 | | | L 17–30 | 66,016 |
| November 14 | at No. 8 Notre Dame | No. 22 | | NBC | L 16–17 | 59,075 |
| November 21 | Pittsburgh | No. 23 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 57–13 | 91,000 |
| January 1, 1993 | vs. No. 13 Stanford | No. 21 | | CBS | L 3–24 | 45,554 |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
Roster[]
| 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| RB
|
20
|
Anderson, RichieRichie Anderson
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| RB
|
2
|
Archie, MikeMike Archie
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| TE
|
81
|
Brady, KyleKyle Brady
|
3.0 !So
|
| T
|
67
|
Burger, ToddTodd Burger
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| RB
|
32
|
Carter, Ki-JanaKi-Jana Carter
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| QB
|
12
|
Collins, KerryKerry Collins
|
3.0 !So
|
| TE
|
18
|
Drayton, TroyTroy Drayton
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| G
|
57
|
Gerak, JohnJohn Gerak
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| C
|
66
|
Huntington, GregGreg Huntington
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| WR
|
24
|
McDuffie, O. J.O. J. McDuffie
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| C
|
60
|
Greeley, BuckyBucky Greeley
|
3.0 !So
|
| G
|
50
|
Hartings, JeffJeff Hartings
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| RB
|
29
|
O'Neal, BrianBrian O'Neal
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| T
|
71
|
Rucci, ToddTodd Rucci
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| QB
|
9
|
Sacca, JohnJohn Sacca
|
1.0 !Fr
|
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
|
NFL Draft[]
Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1993 NFL Draft.
References[]
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