1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football
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
Captains	Lou Benfatti; Mike Malinoski; Brian O'Neal;
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

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 as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 278th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 17	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)		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	^[1]
October 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 Michigan	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 13–21	96,719	^[2]
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	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Ohio State

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

^ "Nittany Lions swamp sloppy Terps". The Times Leader. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "Efficient Penn State buries sloppy Tennessee, 31–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. January 2, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Nittany Lions swamp sloppy Terps". The Times Leader. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] 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.

[3] "Efficient Penn State buries sloppy Tennessee, 31–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. January 2, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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