American college football season
The 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1991 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech | No. 7 | | Raycom | W 34–22 | 77,409 | [2] |
September 7 | 12:10 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 5 | | Prime | W 81–0 | 94,000 | |
September 14 | 9:00 p.m. | at USC | No. 5 | | ABC | L 10–21 | 64,758 | |
September 21 | 8:00 p.m. | BYU | No. 12 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 33–7 | 96,304 | |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 28–21 | 95,927 | |
October 5 | 9:00 p.m. | at Temple | No. 12 | | | W 24–7 | 43,808 | |
October 12 | 12:10 p.m. | at No. 2 Miami (FL) | No. 9 | | ABC | L 20–26 | 75,723 | |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Rutgers![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 37–17 | 95,729 | |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 51–6 | 96,445 | [3] |
November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 9 | | | W 47–7 | 57,416 | [4] |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 8 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 35–13 | 96,672 | |
| 11:15 a.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 6 | | ABC | W 32–20 | 52,219 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Tennessee | No. 6 | | NBC | W 42–17 | 71,133 | [5] |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 т | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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Coaches | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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- Gerry Collins 27 Rush, 99 Yds
- Penn State's defense sacked Ty Detmer six times and held BYU to single digits for first time since 1986
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#9 Penn State at #2 Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Nittany Lions | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | • Hurricanes | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 26 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 8:36 | MIA | Huerta 24-yard field goal | MIA 3–0 | | Q1 | 0:44 | PSU | Fayak 20-yard field goal | Tie 3–3 | | Q2 | 5:20 | PSU | Fayak 46-yard field goal | PSU 6–3 | | Q2 | 1:31 | MIA | Huerta 45-yard field goal | Tie 6–6 | | Q3 | 6:34 | MIA | Copeland 80-yard pass from Torretta (Huerta kick) | MIA 13–6 | | Q3 | | MIA | K. Williams 91-yard punt return (Huerta kick) | MIA 20–6 | | Q3 | | PSU | T. Smith 2-yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | MIA 20–13 | | Q4 | 14:43 | MIA | Thomas 42-yard pass from Torretta (kick failed) | MIA 26–13 | | Q4 | 9:35 | PSU | T. Smith 9-yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) | MIA 26–20 | |
Vs. Tennessee (Fiesta Bowl)
[edit] #6 Penn State vs. #10 Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 42 | Volunteers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | |
1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 4 | Doug Helkowski | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster |
Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1992 NFL draft.
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Penn State proves too much for Georgia Tech". Asbury Park Press. August 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The real State dismantles the Mountaineers". Sunday News. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Untamed Lions drive Terps mad". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions 5 for 5". Arizona Republic. January 2, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1991 Sept 22. Retrieved 2015-Dec-03.
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