1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (14th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 1 7 4 2
Temple 3 2 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 3 7 1
Boston College 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1990 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.

  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.