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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 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 26th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Wed., Aug. 28	vs. Georgia Tech	34	22	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Cincinnati	81	0	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Southern California	10	21	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Brigham Young	33	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Boston College	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Temple	24	7	W	@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Miami (Florida)	20	26	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Rutgers	37	17	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. West Virginia	51	6	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Maryland	47	7	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Notre Dame	35	13	W
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Pittsburgh	32	20	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Tennessee	42	17	W	@ Tempe, AZ	Fiesta Bowl

1991 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	474
Scoring Average	36.5
Points Allowed	184
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	68-69
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	3-2

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
3	11-2-0	AP
3	11-2-0	Coaches
3	11-2-0	UPI/NFF
3	11-2-0	USA Today/CNN

1991 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Carolina	11-1	409	277	Won 37-34				Bill Lewis
Florida State	11-2	449	188	Won 10-2				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	11-2	474	184	Won 42-17				Joe Paterno
Notre Dame	10-3	465	289	Won 39-28				Lou Holtz
Tulsa	10-2	333	225	Won 28-17				Dave Rader
James Madison	9-4	414	343					Rip Scherer
Louisiana Tech	8-1-2	280	194					Joe Peace
Georgia Southern	7-4	257	160					Tim Stowers
Central Florida	6-5	278	230					Gene McDowell
Memphis	5-6	228	229					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Troy	5-6	230	200					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	4-3-2	170	196					Jim Hilyer
Army	4-7	196	226					Bob Sutton
Cincinnati	4-7	201	323					Timothy Tim Murphy
Liberty	4-7	233	248					Sam Rutigliano
Southern Mississippi	4-7	212	225					Jeff Bower
Buffalo	3-7	231	304					Sam Sanders
South Carolina	3-6-2	250	268					Sparky Woods
Western Kentucky	3-8	235	301					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana	2-8-1	148	269					Nelson Stokley
Louisville	2-9	135	335					Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois	2-9	143	364					Charlie Sadler
Arkansas State	1-10	189	361					Al Kincaid
Navy	1-10	160	321					George Chaump
Tulane	1-10	146	384					Greg Davis

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.