1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
1992 record7–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Notre Dame      10 1 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Penn State      7 5 0
Memphis State      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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5at CincinnatiNo. 8W 24–2029,099
September 12TempleNo. 10W 49–894,892
September 19Eastern MichiganNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 52–794,578
September 26MarylandNo. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 49–1395,891
October 3at RutgersNo. 8W 38–2472,203
October 10No. 2 Miami (FL)No. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCL 14–1796,704
October 17No. 20 Boston CollegeNo. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCL 32–3596,130
October 24at West VirginiaNo. 14ABCW 40–2666,663
October 31at BYUNo. 14L 17–3066,016
November 14at No. 8 Notre DameNo. 22NBCL 16–1759,075
November 21PittsburghNo. 23
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 57–1391,000
January 1, 1993vs. No. 13 StanfordNo. 21CBSL 3–2445,554
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 20 Richie Anderson Sr
RB 2 Mike Archie Fr
TE 81 Kyle Brady So
T 67 Todd Burger Sr
RB 32 Ki-Jana Carter Fr
QB 12 Kerry Collins So
TE 18 Troy Drayton Sr
G 57 John Gerak Sr
C 66 Greg Huntington Sr
WR 24 O. J. McDuffie Sr
C 60 Bucky Greeley So
G 50 Jeff Hartings Fr
RB 29 Brian O'Neal Jr
T 71 Todd Rucci Sr
QB 9 John Sacca Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 46 Marlon Forbes So
LB 16 Brian Gelzheiser So
LB 58 Reggie Givens Sr
DT 97 Tyoka Jackson Jr
LB 99 Rich McKenzie Sr
LB 15 Frank Yeboah-Kodie Jr
LB 43 Phil Yeboah-Kodie So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st2525O.J. McDuffieWide receiverMiami Dolphins
2nd1039Troy DraytonTight endLos Angeles Rams
2nd2251Todd RucciOffensive tackleNew England Patriots
3rd157John GerakOffensive guardMinnesota Vikings
5th16128Greg HuntingtonCenterWashington Redskins
6th4144Richie AndersonRunning backNew York Jets
6th13153Rich McKenzieLinebackerCleveland Browns
8th17213Reggie GivensLinebackerDallas Cowboys

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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