From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the
Pennsylvania State University in the
1993 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. This was Penn State's first season as a member of the
Big Ten Conference.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 4 | 1:00 p.m. |
Minnesota | No. 17 | | | W 38–20 | 95,387 | |
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. |
USC* | No. 15 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
|
ABC | W 21–20 | 95,992 | |
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at
Iowa | No. 14 | | ABC | W 31–0 | 70,397 | |
September 25 | 7:30 p.m. |
Rutgers* | No. 9 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
|
ESPN | W 31–7 | 95,092 | |
October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Maryland* | No. 9 | | | W 70–7 | 42,008 |
[2] |
October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18
Michigan | No. 7 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| ABC | L 13–21 | 96,719 |
[3] |
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3
Ohio State | No. 12 | | ABC | L 6–24 | 95,060 | |
November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17
Indiana | No. 19 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 38–31 | 91,000 | |
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. |
Illinois | No. 16 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 28–14 | 90,000 | |
November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Northwestern | No. 14 | | | W 43–21 | 30,355 | |
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25
Michigan State | No. 14 | | ABC | W 38–37 | 53,482 | |
January 1, 1994 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6
Tennessee* | No. 13 | | ABC | W 31–13 | 72,456 |
[4] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
|
Game summaries
Ohio State
Game information
|
First quarter
- PSU – Craig Fayak 29-yard field goal, 12:54. Penn St 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 2:06.
- OSU –
Raymont Harris 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 10:03. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:43.
- PSU – Craig Fayak 49-yard field goal, 7:39. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:24.
Second quarter
- OSU – Tim Williams 22-yard field goal, 14:56. Ohio St 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23.
- OSU –
Joey Galloway 25-yard pass from Bret Powers (Tim Williams kick), 11:19. Ohio St 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
- OSU –
Butler By'not'e 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 10:17. Ohio St 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:43.
|
- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
|
|
Roster
1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster
|
NFL Draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the
1994 NFL Draft.
References
-
^
"Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
-
^
"Nittany Lions swamp sloppy Terps". The Times Leader. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^ Angelique S. Chengelis (October 17, 1993).
"U-M stands, MSU falls: Wolverines stop Nittany Lions when it counts". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 8E – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Efficient Penn State buries sloppy Tennessee, 31–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. January 2, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |