American college football season
The 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1990 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 12:10 p.m. | Texas | No. 21 | | Raycom | L 13–17 | 85,973 | |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC | | | ABC | L 14–19 | 70,594 | |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 28–0 | 85,194 | |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 48–10 | 85,874 | |
October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Syracuse | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| CBS | W 27–21 | 86,002 | |
October 20 | 12:10 p.m. | at Boston College | | | CBS | W 40–21 | 32,000 | |
October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at Alabama | | | ESPN | W 9–0 | 70,123 | [2] |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 24 | | | W 31–19 | 66,461 | [3] |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Maryland | No. 21 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 24–10 | 83,000 | [4] |
November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 24–21 | 59,075 | |
November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| CBS | W 22–17 | 85,180 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Florida State | No. 7 | | Raycom | L 17–24 | 75,129 | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Penn State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | • USC | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | - Date: September 15
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | USC | Griffin 5 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) | USC 7–0 | | Q2 | | PSU | Golden 8 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | Tie 7–7 | | Q2 | | USC | Rodriguez 26 yard field goal | USC 10–7 | | Q2 | | USC | Rodriguez 46 yard field goal | USC 13–7 | | Q3 | | USC | Ervins 1 yard run (run failed) | USC 19–7 | | Q4 | | PSU | Thompson 2 yard run (Fayak kick) | USC 19–14 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Penn State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | PSU | Perry 30 yard interception return (Fayak kick) | PSU 7–0 | | Q1 | | WVU | Johnson 20 yard field goal | PSU 7–3 | | Q2 | | PSU | T. Smith 9 yard pass from Bill (Fayak kick) | PSU 14–3 | | Q2 | | WVU | Carroll 39 yard field goal | PSU 14–6 | | Q3 | | WVU | Ford 11 yard run (run failed) | PSU 14–12 | | Q3 | | PSU | Bill 5 yard run (Fayak kick) | PSU 21–12 | | Q4 | | PSU | Collins 19 yard run (Fayak kick) | PSU 28–12 | | Q4 | | PSU | Fayak 37 yard field goal | PSU 31–12 | | Q4 | | WVU | Statten 5 yard pass from Jones (Johnson kick) | PSU 31–19 | |
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Vs. Florida State (Blockbuster Bowl)
[edit] 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1991 NFL draft.
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National championship seasons in bold |