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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-

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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
Record	10-2
Points Scored	388
Scoring Average	32.3
Points Allowed	215
Defense Average	17.9
Opponents Record	72-66
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

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	8-4	259	197	Lost 20-45	5-3	160	134	Bill Mallory
Illinois	5-6	204	210		5-3	180	150	Lou Tepper
Minnesota	4-7	253	354		3-5	184	266	Jim Wacker
Ohio State	10-1-1	351	193	Won 28-21	6-1-1	205	125	John Cooper
Penn State	10-2	388	215	Won 31-13	6-2	235	168	Joe Paterno
Wisconsin	10-1-1	354	195	Won 21-16	6-1-1	246	139	Barry Alvarez
Michigan	8-4	342	160	Won 42-7	5-3	194	91	Gary O. Moeller
Michigan State	6-6	277	289	Lost 7-18	4-4	177	187	George J. Perles
Iowa	6-6	214	293	Lost 3-37	3-5	100	183	Hayden Fry
Northwestern	2-9	185	335		0-8	125	273	Gary Barnett
Purdue	1-10	221	326		0-8	186	276	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.

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.