1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1988 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.

1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia      11 1 0
Southern Miss      10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
Louisville      8 3 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Akron      5 6 0
Penn State      5 6 0
Tulane      5 6 0
Louisiana Tech      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulsa      4 7 0
Boston College      3 8 0
Cincinnati      3 8 0
East Carolina      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 107:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 18W 42–1445,000
September 171:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 16W 23–2084,000
September 241:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 16–2185,531
October 17:00 p.m.at TempleW 45–966,592
October 812:10 p.m.Cincinnatidagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–985,693
October 157:20 p.m.Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–2485,916
October 222:30 p.m.at AlabamaCBSL 3–875,808
October 292:40 p.m.at No. 7 West VirginiaCBSL 30–5166,811
November 51:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 17–1078,000
November 123:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–1485,701
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre DameCBSL 3–2159,075

Roster

1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Tom Bill So
FB 27 Gary Brown So
WR 26 David Daniels So
C 78 Roger Duffy Jr
FB 11 Sam Gash So
TE 89 Bob Mrosko Sr
WR 79 Dave Szott Jr
RB 32 Blair Thomas Jr
WR 5 Michael Timpson Sr
G 66 Steve Wisniewski Sr
TE 80 Todd Young Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 31 Andre Collins Jr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio Fr
DT 85 Frank Giannetti So
LB 42 Keith Goganious Fr
LB 84 Keith Karpinski Sr
LB 92 Quintus McDonald Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
SN 68 Greg Truitt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

NFL Draft

Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1989 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd129Steve WisniewskiOffensive guardDallas Cowboys
4th16100Michael TimpsonWide receiverNew England Patriots
6th16155Quintus McDonaldLinebackerIndianapolis Colts
6th21160Gary WilkersonDefensive backCleveland Browns
9th21244Bob MroskoTight endHouston Oilers
11th3282Keith KarpinskiLinebackerDetroit Lions

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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