1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 24

1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	1
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisville			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati			–					3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

September 5at CincinnatiNo. 8

• Nippert Stadium
• Cincinnati, OH

W 24–20 29,099 September 12TempleNo. 10

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 49–8 94,892 September 19Eastern MichiganNo. 10

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 52–7 94,578 September 26MarylandNo. 9

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 49–13 95,891 October 3at RutgersNo. 8

• Giants Stadium
• East Rutherford, NJ

W 38–24 72,203 October 10No. 2 Miami (FL)No. 7

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

ABCL 14–17 96,704 October 17No. 20 Boston CollegeNo. 9

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

ABCL 32–35 96,130 October 24at West VirginiaNo. 14

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)

ABCW 40–26 66,663 October 31at BYUNo. 14

• Cougar Stadium
• Provo, UT

L 17–30 66,016 November 14at No. 8 Notre DameNo. 22

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN

NBCL 16–17 59,075 November 21PittsburghNo. 23

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNW 57–13 91,000 January 1, 1993vs. No. 13 StanfordNo. 21

• Joe Robbie Stadium
• Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)

CBSL 3–24 45,554

Roster

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	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	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

NFL Draft

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