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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: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024

1992 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1992 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Cincinnati	24	20	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Temple	49	8	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Eastern Michigan	52	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Maryland	49	13	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Rutgers	38	24	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Miami (Florida)	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Boston College	32	35	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ West Virginia	40	26	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Brigham Young	17	30	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Notre Dame	16	17	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Pittsburgh	57	13	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Stanford	3	24	L	@ Miami, FL	Micron PC Bowl

1992 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	391
Scoring Average	32.6
Points Allowed	234
Defense Average	19.5
Opponents Record	59-65
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

1992 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
24	7-5-0	Coaches
24	7-5-0	UPI/NFF
24	7-5-0	USA Today/CNN

1992 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Notre Dame	10-1-1	437	181	Won 28-3				Lou Holtz
Troy	10-1	295	122					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	7-3	271	163					Jim Hilyer
Central Florida	7-4	416	249					Gene McDowell
Liberty	7-4	306	277					Sam Rutigliano
Penn State	7-5	391	234	Lost 3-24				Joe Paterno
Southern Mississippi	7-4	219	195					Jeff Bower
Memphis	6-5	312	181					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Army	5-6	225	251					Bob Sutton
East Carolina	5-6	289	367					Steve Logan
Louisiana Tech	5-6	199	167					Joe Peace
Louisville	5-6	214	243					Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois	5-6	203	193					Charlie Sadler
Buffalo	4-6	319	395					Jim Ward
James Madison	4-7	333	355					Rip Scherer
Tulsa	4-7	240	303					Dave Rader
Western Kentucky	4-6	243	258					Jack Harbaugh
Cincinnati	3-8	199	276					Timothy Tim Murphy
Arkansas State	2-9	118	402					Ray Perkins
Louisiana	2-9	143	306					Nelson Stokley
Tulane	2-9	146	349					Eugene Buddy Teevens
Navy	1-10	131	338					George Chaump

1992 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1992 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.