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Penn State Football Team History


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: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1992 <- 1993 -> 1994 --> 2024
1993 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 28th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1993 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Minnesota  38   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Southern California  21   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Iowa  31   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Rutgers  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Maryland  70   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Michigan  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Ohio State  6   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Indiana  38   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Illinois  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Northwestern  43   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Michigan State  38   37   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Tennessee  31   13   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1993 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored388
  Scoring Average32.3
  Points Allowed215
  Defense Average17.9
  Opponents Record72-66
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1993 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 10-2-0 AP
7 10-2-0 Coaches
7 10-2-0 UPI
7 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1993 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-4259197Lost  20-455-3160134  Bill Mallory
Illinois 5-6204210 5-3180150  Lou Tepper
Minnesota 4-7253354 3-5184266  Jim Wacker
Ohio State 10-1-1351193Won  28-216-1-1205125  John Cooper
Penn State 10-2388215Won  31-136-2235168  Joe Paterno
Wisconsin 10-1-1354195Won  21-166-1-1246139  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 8-4342160Won  42-75-319491  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan State 6-6277289Lost  7-184-4177187  George J. Perles
Iowa 6-6214293Lost  3-373-5100183  Hayden Fry
Northwestern 2-9185335 0-8125273  Gary Barnett
Purdue 1-10221326 0-8186276  Jim Colletto

1993 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1993 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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