1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 50–39 vs. BYU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame    12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State    10 2 0
Northern Illinois    9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State    8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh    8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia    8 3 1
Syracuse    8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana    7 4 0
Akron    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 4 1
Virginia Tech    6 4 1
Louisiana Tech    5 4 1
Army    6 5 0
Louisville    6 5 0
East Carolina    5 5 1
Tulsa    6 6 0
Southern Miss    5 6 0
Tulane    4 8 0
Navy    3 8 0
Rutgers    2 7 2
Boston College    2 9 0
Memphis State    2 9 0
Cincinnati    1 9 1
Temple    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 91:00 p.m.VirginiaNo. 12L 6–1485,956
September 161:00 p.m.Temple
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 42–384,790
September 231:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 7–385,651
September 308:00 p.m.at TexasW 16–1275,232
October 71:00 p.m.at RutgersW 17–057,688
October 144:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 23ESPNW 34–1249,876
October 282:30 p.m.No. 6 AlabamaNo. 14
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSL 16–1785,975
November 44:00 p.m.No. 13 West VirginiadaggerNo. 16
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 19–985,911
November 111:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 13T 13–1361,215
November 182:30 p.m.No. 1 Notre DameNo. 17
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
CBSL 23–3486,016
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 19 PittsburghNo. 22CBSW 16–1357,158
December 298:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 BYUNo. 18ESPNW 50–3961,113

Personnel

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Richie Anderson
QB Tom Bill
FB 27 Gary Brown Jr
RB Gerry Collins
WR 26 David Daniels Jr
C 78 Roger Duffy Sr
OL Tim Freeman
FB 11 Sam Gash So
RB John Gerak
TE Al Golden
TE David Jakob
OL Sean Love
OL Matt McCartin
WR O.J. McDuffie
OL Ed Monaghan
QB Matt Nardolillo
RB Brian O'Neal
WR Rich Rosa
QB 19 Tony Sacca So
OT 76 Paul Siever Jr
WR 8 Terry Smith So
G 79 Dave Szott Sr
RB 32 Blair Thomas Sr
RB Leroy Thompson
TE 80 Todd Young Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Matt Baggott
DL Todd Burger
LB Brian Chizmar
LB 31 Andre Collins Sr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio So
DL Jim Deter
DT 85 Frank Giannetti Jr
LB Reggie Givens
LB 42 Keith Goganious So
DB Hernon Henderson
DB Leonard Humphries
LB Geoff Lapchen
S 9 Darren Perry So
DB Sherrod Rainge
DL Rich Schonewolf
DB Willie Thomas
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Doug Helkowski
K Ray Tarasi
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Season summary

Virginia

Notre Dame

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–0) at #17 Penn State Nittany Lions (6–2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 7 14 7634
Penn St 7 3 7623

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 18, 1989
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 86,025
  • TV: CBS
  • Recap/Box
Game information
External video
video icon Full game (part 1)
video icon Full game (part 2)
video icon Full game (part 3)
video icon Game highlights

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st22Blair ThomasRunning backNew York Jets
2nd2146Andre CollinsLinebackerWashington Redskins
7th15180David SzottOffensive guardKansas City Chiefs
8th3196Roger DuffyOffensive guardNew York Jets

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.


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