1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football
1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Blockbuster Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Stanford
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	7–5
Head coach	Joe Paterno (27th season);
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (16th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1992 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 final season as an Independent as they would join the Big Ten in 1993.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	No. 8	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 24–20	29,099
September 12	1:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 49–8	94,892
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	No. 10	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 52–7	94,578
September 26	1:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 49–13	95,891	^[2]
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 8	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 38–24	72,203
October 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Miami (FL)	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–17	96,704
October 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Boston College	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 32–35	96,130
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 14	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ABC	W 40–26	66,663	^[3]
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at BYU	No. 14	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 17–30	66,016
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Notre Dame	No. 22	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 16–17	59,075
November 21	4:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 23	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 57–13	91,000
January 1, 1993	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Stanford	No. 21	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)	CBS	L 3–24	45,554
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`20`	Richie Anderson	Sr
RB	`2`	Mike Archie	Fr
TE	`81`	Kyle Brady	So
OT	`67`	Todd Burger	Sr
RB	`32`	Ki-Jana Carter	Fr
QB	`12`	Kerry Collins	So
TE	`18`	Troy Drayton	Sr
G	`57`	John Gerak	Sr
C	`66`	Greg Huntington	Sr
WR	`24`	O. J. McDuffie	Sr
C	`60`	Bucky Greeley	So
G	`50`	Jeff Hartings	Fr
RB	`29`	Brian O'Neal	Jr
OT	`71`	Todd Rucci	Sr
QB	`9`	John Sacca	Fr
C		E. J. Sandusky	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`46`	Marlon Forbes	So
LB	`16`	Brian Gelzheiser	So
LB	`58`	Reggie Givens	Sr
DT	`97`	Tyoka Jackson	Jr
LB	`99`	Rich McKenzie	Sr
LB	`15`	Frank Yeboah-Kodie	Jr
LB	`43`	Phil Yeboah-Kodie	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1993 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	25	25	O.J. McDuffie	Wide receiver	Miami Dolphins
2nd	10	39	Troy Drayton	Tight end	Los Angeles Rams
2nd	22	51	Todd Rucci	Offensive tackle	New England Patriots
3rd	1	57	John Gerak	Offensive guard	Minnesota Vikings
5th	16	128	Greg Huntington	Center	Washington Redskins
6th	4	144	Richie Anderson	Running back	New York Jets
6th	13	153	Rich McKenzie	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
8th	17	213	Reggie Givens	Linebacker	Dallas Cowboys

^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Lions clobber Terps, 49–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "PSU win almost heaven". The Times Leader. October 24, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.