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1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1989 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.

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 50–39 vs. BYU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (13th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Penn State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Temple 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Boston College 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 91:00 p.m.VirginiaNo. 12
L 6–1485,956[2]
September 161:00 p.m.Temple
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 42–384,790
September 231:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 7–385,651
September 308:00 p.m.at Texas
W 16–1275,232
October 71:00 p.m.at Rutgers
W 17–057,688
October 144:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 23
ESPNW 34–1249,876
October 282:30 p.m.No. 6 AlabamaNo. 14
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 16–1785,975[3]
November 44:00 p.m.No. 13 West Virginia No. 16
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 19–985,911[4]
November 111:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 13
T 13–1361,215[5]
November 182:30 p.m.No. 1 Notre DameNo. 17
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 23–3486,016
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 19 PittsburghNo. 22
CBSW 16–1357,158
December 298:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 BYUNo. 18
ESPNW 50–3961,113

Game summaries edit

Virginia edit

Temple edit

Boston College edit

At Texas edit

vs Rutgers edit

At Syracuse edit

Alabama edit

West Virginia edit

At Maryland edit

Notre Dame edit

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–0) at #17 Penn State Nittany Lions (6–2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 7 14 7634
Penn St 7 3 7623

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 18, 1989
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 86,025
  • TV: CBS
  • Recap/Box
Game information
External videos
  Full game (part 1)
  Full game (part 2)
  Full game (part 3)
  Game highlights

At Pittsburgh edit

Holiday Bowl (vs BYU) edit

Personnel edit

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Richie Anderson Fr
QB 12 Tom Bill Jr
FB 27 Gary Brown Jr
RB 23 Gerry Collins
WR 26 David Daniels Jr
C 78 Roger Duffy Sr
OL Tim Freeman
FB 11 Sam Gash So
RB 34 John Gerak So
TE Al Golden
TE David Jakob
OL 57 Sean Love Sr
OL Matt McCartin
WR O.J. McDuffie
OL Ed Monaghan
QB Matt Nardolillo
RB Brian O'Neal
WR Rich Rosa
QB 19 Tony Sacca So
C E. J. Sandusky So
OT 76 Paul Siever Jr
WR 8 Terry Smith So
G 79 Dave Szott Sr
RB 32 Blair Thomas Sr
RB 44 Leroy Thompson Jr
TE 80 Todd Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 13 Matt Baggott So
DL Todd Burger
LB Brian Chizmar
LB 31 Andre Collins Sr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio So
DL Jim Deter
DT 85 Frank Giannetti Jr
LB Reggie Givens
LB 42 Keith Goganious So
DB Hernon Henderson
DB 6 Leonard Humphries So
LB Geoff Lapchen
S 9 Darren Perry So
DB Sherrod Rainge
DL 75 Rich Schonewolf Sr
DB 25 Willie Thomas Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 Doug Helkowski Sr
K Ray Tarasi
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft edit

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 2 2 Blair Thomas Running back New York Jets
2nd 21 46 Andre Collins Linebacker Washington Redskins
7th 15 180 David Szott Offensive guard Kansas City Chiefs
8th 3 196 Roger Duffy Offensive guard New York Jets

References edit

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Penn State shocked in opener, 14–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blocked kick shocks Lions". The Times Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lions jump on Major mistakes". The Times Leader. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State views tie as a loss". The South Bend Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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