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Penn State Nittany Lions

The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024

1990 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1990 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Texas	13	17	L
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Southern California	14	19	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Rutgers	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Temple	48	10	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Syracuse	27	21	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Boston College	40	21	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Alabama	9	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ West Virginia	31	19	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Maryland	24	10	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Notre Dame	24	21	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Pittsburgh	22	17	W
Fri., Dec. 28	Florida State	17	24	L	@ Miami, FL	Micron PC Bowl

1990 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	297
Scoring Average	24.8
Points Allowed	179
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	78-58
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	9-3-0	AP
10	9-3-0	Coaches
10	9-3-0	UPI
11	9-3-0	USA Today/CNN

1990 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Southern	12-3	436	272					Tim Stowers
Central Florida	10-4	444	280					Gene McDowell
Florida State	10-2	459	206	Won 24-17				Bobby Bowden
Louisville	10-1-1	345	149	Won 34-7				Howard Schnellenberger
Notre Dame	9-3	359	259	Lost 9-10				Lou Holtz
Penn State	9-3	297	179	Lost 17-24				Joe Paterno
Louisiana Tech	8-3-1	365	219	Tied 34-34				Joe Peace
Southern Mississippi	8-4	220	172	Lost 27-31				Curley Hallman
Liberty	7-4	296	236					Sam Rutigliano
Syracuse	7-4-2	341	213	Won 28-0				Dick MacPherson
Temple	7-4	261	269					Jerry Berndt
Army	6-5	295	264					Jim Young
Northern Illinois	6-5	333	260					Jerry Pettibone
South Carolina	6-5	282	237					Sparky Woods
Virginia Tech	6-5	245	227					Frank Beamer
East Carolina	5-6	254	267					Bill Lewis
James Madison	5-6	228	191					Joe Purzycki
Louisiana	5-6	197	242					Nelson Stokley
Navy	5-6	209	294					George Chaump
Troy	5-5	228	209					Robert Maddox
Boston College	4-7	190	288					Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Memphis	4-6-1	212	233					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Tulane	4-7	237	253					Greg Davis
West Virginia	4-7	217	238					Don Nehlen
Arkansas State	3-7-1	200	313					Al Kincaid
Pittsburgh	3-7-1	240	293					Paul Hackett
Rutgers	3-8	173	302					Doug Graber
Tulsa	3-8	183	281					Dave Rader
Buffalo	2-8	188	330					Sam Sanders
Western Kentucky	2-8	159	234					Jack Harbaugh
Cincinnati	1-10	172	460					Timothy Tim Murphy

1990 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1990 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.