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-
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 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.