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1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (12th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Penn State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Boston College 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 107:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 18
W 42–1445,000[2]
September 171:00 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 16
W 23–2084,000
September 241:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 15
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 16–2185,531
October 17:00 p.m.at Temple
W 45–966,592
October 812:10 p.m.Cincinnati 
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–985,693
October 157:20 p.m.Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–2485,916
October 222:30 p.m.at Alabama
CBSL 3–875,808[3]
October 292:40 p.m.at No. 7 West Virginia
CBSL 30–5166,811[4]
November 51:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 17–1078,000[5]
November 123:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–1485,701
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 1 Notre Dame
CBSL 3–2159,075

Roster

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1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Tom Bill So
FB 27 Gary Brown So
WR 26 David Daniels So
C 78 Roger Duffy Jr
FB 11 Sam Gash So
TE 89 Bob Mrosko Sr
C E. J. Sandusky Fr
WR 79 Dave Szott Jr
RB 32 Blair Thomas Jr
WR 5 Michael Timpson Sr
G 66 Steve Wisniewski Sr
TE 80 Todd Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
NT 70 Darryl Bullock Sr
LB 31 Andre Collins Jr
LB 38 Mark D'Onofrio Fr
DT 85 Frank Giannetti So
LB 42 Keith Goganious Fr
LB 84 Keith Karpinski Sr
LB 92 Quintus McDonald Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
SN 68 Greg Truitt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

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Six Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1989 NFL draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
2nd 1 29 Steve Wisniewski Offensive guard Dallas Cowboys
4th 16 100 Michael Timpson Wide receiver New England Patriots
6th 16 155 Quintus McDonald Linebacker Indianapolis Colts
6th 21 160 Gary Wilkerson Defensive back Cleveland Browns
9th 21 244 Bob Mrosko Tight end Houston Oilers
11th 3 282 Keith Karpinski Linebacker Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Brown leads PSU to rout of Virginia". The Times Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drenched in red, Penn State leaves Alabama". The Morning Call. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers bury Nittany Lions". The Orlando Sentinel. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State overcomes Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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