1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–13 vs.Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
Record	10–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (28th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (17th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium

1993 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		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	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	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	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		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	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	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	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 43–21	30,355
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Michigan State	No. 14	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–37	53,482
January 1, 1994	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Tennessee*	No. 13	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	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

See also: 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn St	6	0	0	0	6
Ohio St	7	10	7	0	24

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 30, 1993
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Snow flurries, 34 °F (1 °C)
• Game attendance: 95,060
• Referee: Dick Honig
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese
• Box Score

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 PSU – Kerry Collins – 13/39, 122 yards, 4 INT OSU – Bobby Hoying – 4/11, 107 yards Top rushers PSU – Ki-Jana Carter – 24 rushes, 123 yards OSU – Raymont Harris – 32 rushes, 151 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Kyle Brady – 4 receptions, 36 yards OSU – Chris Sanders – 2 receptions, 56 yards

Roster

1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Mike Archie So TE 81 Kyle Brady Jr RB 32 Ki-Jana Carter So QB 12 Kerry Collins Jr WR 10 Bobby Engram So C 60 Bucky Greeley Jr G 50 Jeff Hartings So OT 68 Andre Johnson So RB 29 Brian O'Neal Sr G 54 Marco Rivera So QB 9 John Sacca Jr FB 38 Jon Witman So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 55 Lou Benfatti So S 46 Marlon Forbes Jr LB 16 Brian Gelzheiser Jr LB 80 Rob Holmberg Sr DT 97 Tyoka Jackson Sr DT 93 Brandon Noble Fr LB 51 Greg Haren So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Earnest Wilson (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1994 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
3rd	29	94	Lou Benfatti	Defensive tackle	New York Jets
5th	3	134	Shelly Hammonds	Defensive back	Minnesota Vikings
6th	29	180	Eric Ravotti	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers
7th	23	217	Rob Holmberg	Linebacker	Los Angeles Raiders

References

1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. "Nittany Lions swamp sloppy Terps". The Times Leader. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 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.
4. "Efficient Penn State buries sloppy Tennessee, 31–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. January 2, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.