1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1988 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.

1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1988 record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia        11 1 0
Southern Miss        10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
Louisville        8 3 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Northern Illinois        7 4 0
Pittsburgh        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Rutgers        5 6 0
Akron        5 6 0
Penn State        5 6 0
Tulane        5 6 0
Louisiana Tech        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Tulsa        4 7 0
Boston College        3 8 0
Cincinnati        3 8 0
East Carolina        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at VirginiaNo. 18W 42–1445,000
September 17Boston CollegeNo. 16W 23–2084,000
September 24RutgersNo. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 16–2185,531
October 1at TempleW 45–966,592
October 8Cincinnati
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–985,693
October 15Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–2485,916
October 22at AlabamaCBSL 3–875,808
October 29at No. 7 West VirginiaCBSL 30–5166,811
November 5Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 17–1078,000
November 12Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–1485,701
November 19at No. 1 Notre DameCBSL 3–2159,075
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Tom Bill So
FB 27 Gary Brown So
WR 26 David Daniels So
C 78 Roger Duffy Jr
FB 11 Sam Gash So
TE 89 Bob Mrosko Sr
WR 79 Dave Szott Jr
RB 32 Blair Thomas Jr
WR 5 Michael Timpson Sr
G 66 Steve Wisniewski Sr
TE 80 Todd Young Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 31 Andre Collins Jr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio Fr
DT 85 Frank Giannetti So
LB 42 Keith Goganious Fr
LB 84 Keith Karpinski Sr
LB 92 Quintus McDonald Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
SN 68 Greg Truitt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1989 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd129Steve WisniewskiOffensive guardDallas Cowboys
4th16100Michael TimpsonWide receiverNew England Patriots
6th16155Quintus McDonaldLinebackerIndianapolis Colts
6th21160Gary WilkersonCleveland Browns
9th21244Bob MroskoTight endHouston Oilers
11th3282Keith KarpinskiLinebackerDetroit Lions

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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