1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Holiday Bowl, W 50-39 vs. BYU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#15
1989 record	8–3–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (24th year)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370)

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Miami			–					11	–	1	–	0
#2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
#15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
#17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
#21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1989 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	Virginia	#12	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 6–14	85,956
September 16	Temple		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 42–3	84,790
September 23	Boston College		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 7–3	85,651
September 30	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 16–12	75,232
October 7	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 17–0	57,688
October 14	at Syracuse	#23	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–12	49,876
October 28	#6 Alabama	#14	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	L 16–17	85,975
November 4	#13 West Virginia	#16	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–9	85,911
November 11	at Maryland	#13	Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)		T 13–13	61,215
November 18	#1 Notre Dame	#17	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	CBS	L 23–34	86,016
November 25	at #19 Pittsburgh	#22	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	W 16–13	57,158
December 29	vs. #19 BYU	#18	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 50–39	61,113
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	2	2	Blair Thomas	Running back	New York Jets
2nd	21	46	Andre Collins	Linebacker	Washington Redskins
7th	15	180	David Szott	Offensive guard	Kansas City Chiefs
8th	3	196	Roger Duffy	Offensive guard	New York Jets