1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 11–2. Penn State was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Vs. Georgia Tech

At USC

BYU

• 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

At Miami (FL)

• Fans watching on television outside of Florida missed two scores when the network switched to United States Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Notre Dame

Vs. Tennessee (Fiesta Bowl)

Roster

NFL draft

Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1992 NFL draft.

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