The 1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 10âÂÂ2 with a mark of 6âÂÂ2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Penn State was invited to the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
This was Penn State's first season as a member of the Big Ten. As a result, Penn State played their first ever games against Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, and Northwestern.
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1994 NFL draft.