1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–				11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

September 5Bowling GreenNo. 11

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 45–19 84,574 September 12No. 19 AlabamaNo. 11

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

CBSL 13–24 85,619 September 19CincinnatiNo. 20

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 41–0 82,000 September 26at Boston CollegeNo. 15

• Sullivan Stadium
• Foxborough, MA

ESPNW 27–17 50,267 October 3TempleNo. 14

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 27–13 84,000 October 10RutgersNo. 14

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 35–21 85,376 October 17at No. 13 SyracuseNo. 10

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)

CBSL 21–48 50,011 October 31West VirginiaNo. 18

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 25–21 85,108 November 7at MarylandNo. 16

• Memorial Stadium
• Baltimore, MD (Rivalry)

W 21–16 62,500 November 14at PittsburghNo. 15

• Pitt Stadium
• Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNL 0–10 56,500 November 21No. 7 Notre Dame

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

CBSW 21–20 84,000 January 1, 1988vs. No. 14 ClemsonNo. 20

• Citrus Bowl
• Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)

ABC NationalL 10–35 53,152

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 7 0 7 6 20 • Penn St 7 7 0 7 21 Date: November 21 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game attendance: 84,000

Scoring summary Q1 PSU Greene 10 yard run (Taurasi kick) PSU 7–0 Q1 ND Rice 32 yard run (Gradel kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 PSU Thomas 1 yard run (Etze kick) PSU 14–7 Q3 ND Rice 11 yard run (Gradel kick) Tie 14–14 Q4 PSU Greene 3 yard run (Taurasi kick) PSU 21–14 Q4 ND Johnson 1 yard run (run failed) PSU 21–20

• Blair Thomas 35 Rush, 214 Yds

Roster

1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 9 Mike Alexander Sr OT 74 Stan Clayton Sr WR 26 David Daniels Fr C 78 Roger Duffy So TE 89 Bob Mrosko Jr WR 79 Dave Szott So RB 32 Blair Thomas So WR 5 Michael Timpson Jr G 66 Steve Wisniewski Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 43 Andre Collins So LB 84 Keith Karpinski Jr LB 92 Quintus McDonald Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1988 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
3rd	3	58	Ray Roundtree	Wide receiver	Detroit Lions
8th	6	199	Mike Alexander	Wide receiver	Los Angeles Raiders
10th	1	250	Stan Clayton	Offensive tackle	Atlanta Falcons
11th	11	289	Pete Curkendall	–	Buffalo Bills