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-
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 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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.