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1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Florida Citrus Bowl, L 10–35 vs. Clemson

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (11th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.4Syracuse $ 5 0 0 11 0 1
    Penn State 4 2 0 8 4 0
    Pittsburgh 3 3 0 8 4 0
    West Virginia 2 3 0 6 6 0
    Rutgers 2 4 0 6 5 0
    Boston College 2 4 0 5 6 0
    Temple 1 3 0 3 8 0
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.1Miami (FL)       12 0 0
    No.4Syracuse       11 0 1
    No.2Florida State       11 1 0
    No.15South Carolina       8 4 0
    Pittsburgh       8 4 0
    Penn State       8 4 0
    No.17Notre 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

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    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 51:00 p.m.Bowling GreenNo. 11
  • University Park, PA
  • W 45–1984,574
    September 128:10 p.m.No. 19AlabamaNo. 11
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • CBSL 13–2485,619[1]
    September 191:00 p.m.CincinnatiNo. 20
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 41–082,000
    September 267:45 p.m.atBoston CollegeNo. 15
  • Foxborough, MA
  • ESPNW 27–1750,267
    October 31:00 p.m.TempleNo. 14
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 27–1384,000
    October 101:00 p.m.RutgersdaggerNo. 14
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 35–2185,376
    October 172:45 p.m.at No. 13SyracuseNo. 10
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • CBSL 21–4850,011
    October 311:00 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 18
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 25–2185,108[2]
    November 71:00 p.m.atMarylandNo. 16
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
  • W 21–1662,500[3]
    November 147:45 p.m.atPittsburghNo. 15
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
  • ESPNL 0–1056,500
    November 2112:00 p.m.No. 7Notre Dame
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • CBSW 21–2084,000
    January 1, 198812:00 p.m.vs. No. 14ClemsonNo. 20
  • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)
  • ABCL 10–3553,152[4]
    • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Game summaries

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    Notre Dame

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    1 234Total
    Notre Dame 7 076 20
    • Penn St 7 707 21

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    Roster

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    1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 9 Mike Alexander Sr
    QB 12 Tom Bill Fr
    FB 27 Gary Brown Fr
    OT 74 Stan Clayton Sr
    WR 26 David Daniels Fr
    C 78 Roger Duffy So
    TE 89 Bob Mrosko Jr
    TE 88 Paul Pomfret Sr
    WR 6 Ray Roundtree Sr
    G 79 Dave Szott So
    RB 32 Blair Thomas So
    WR 5 Michael Timpson Jr
    G 66 Steve Wisniewski Jr
    C 72 Mike Wolf Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 35 Trey Bauer Sr
    LB 31 Andre Collins So
    DT 85 Frank Giannetti Fr
    LB 90 Pete Giftopoulos Sr
    S 3 Marques Henderson Sr
    LB 84 Keith Karpinski Jr
    LB 92 Quintus McDonald Jr
    LB 33 John Sweenely Jr
    CB 19 Gary Wilkerson Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    NFL Draft

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    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 Defensive line Buffalo Bills

    References

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    1. ^ "Alabama rolls over Penn State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State rallies for 25–21 victory". The Morning Call. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State holds off Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Clemson destroys Penn State, 35–10". Pensacola News Journal. January 2, 1988. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
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