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1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Florida Citrus Bowl champion

Florida Citrus Bowl, W 31–13 vs.Tennessee

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (10th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (17th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.6Wisconsin + 6 1 1 10 1 1
    No.11Ohio State + 6 1 1 10 1 1
    No.8Penn State 6 2 0 10 2 0
    Indiana 5 3 0 8 4 0
    No.21Michigan 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 in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver StadiuminUniversity Park, Pennsylvania. This was Penn State's first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 41:00 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 17
  • University Park, PA
  • W 38–2095,387
    September 113:30 p.m.USC*No. 15
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • ABCW 21–2095,992
    September 183:30 p.m.atIowaNo. 14
  • Iowa City, IA
  • ABCW 31–070,397
    September 257:30 p.m.Rutgers*No. 9
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • ESPNW 31–795,092
    October 27:00 p.m.atMaryland*No. 9
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
  • W 70–742,008[2]
    October 1612:00 p.m.No. 18MichiganNo. 7
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • ABCL 13–2196,719[3]
    October 303:30 p.m.at No. 3Ohio StateNo. 12
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
  • ABCL 6–2495,060
    November 61:00 p.m.No. 17IndianadaggerNo. 19
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 38–3191,000
    November 133:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 16
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • ABCW 28–1490,000
    November 202:00 p.m.atNorthwesternNo. 14
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 43–2130,355
    November 2712:00 p.m.at No. 25Michigan StateNo. 14
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
  • ABCW 38–3753,482
    January 1, 19941:00 p.m.vs. No. 6Tennessee*No. 13
  • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)
  • ABCW 31–1372,456[4]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Game summaries[edit]

    Ohio State[edit]

    Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Penn St 6 0 006
    Ohio St 7 10 7024

    atOhio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

    Game information

    Roster[edit]

    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
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster

    NFL Draft[edit]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  • ^ "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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