1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #24
1992 record 7–5
Head coach Joe Paterno (27th year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
Seasons
« 1991 1993 »
1992 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Notre Dame         10 1 1
Southern Miss         7 4 0
Penn State         7 5 0
Memphis         6 5 0
Army         5 6 0
East Carolina         5 6 0
Louisiana Tech         5 6 0
Louisville         5 6 0
Northern Illinois         5 6 0
Tulsa         4 7 0
Cincinnati         3 8 0
Arkansas State         2 9 0
Southwestern Louisiana         2 9 0
Tulane         2 9 0
Navy         1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1992 college 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 #8 Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH W 24–20   29,099
September 12 Temple #10 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA W 49–8   94,892
September 19 Eastern Michigan #10 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 52–7   94,578
September 26 Maryland #9 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 49–13   95,891
October 3 at Rutgers #8 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ W 38–24   72,203
October 10 #2 Miami (FL) #7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 14–17   96,704
October 17 #20 Boston Collegedagger #9 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 32–35   96,130
October 24 at West Virginia #14 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) ABC W 40–26   66,663
October 31 at BYU #14 Cougar StadiumProvo, UT L 17–30   66,016
November 14 at #8 Notre Dame #22 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN NBC L 16–17   59,075
November 21 Pittsburgh #23 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ESPN W 57–13   91,000
January 1, 1993 vs. #13 Stanford #21 Joe Robbie StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl) CBS L 3–24   45,554
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1993 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 25 25 O.J. McDuffie Wide receiver Miami Dolphins
2nd 10 39 Troy Drayton Tight end Los Angeles Rams
2nd 22 51 Todd Rucci Offensive tackle New England Patriots
3rd 1 57 John Gerak Offensive guard Minnesota Vikings
5th 16 128 Greg Huntington Center Washington Redskins
6th 4 144 Richie Anderson Running back New York Jets
6th 13 153 Rich McKenzie Linebacker Cleveland Browns
8th 17 213 Reggie Givens Linebacker Dallas Cowboys

References

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