1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State text logo.svg
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 10–35 vs. Clemson
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky (11th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 0 011 0 1
Penn State 4 2 08 4 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 08 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 06 6 0
Rutgers 2 4 06 5 0
Boston College 2 4 05 6 0
Temple 1 3 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)    12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse    11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina    8 4 0
Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Penn State    8 4 0
No. 17 Notre 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 p.m. Bowling Green No. 11W 45–1984,574
September 128:10 p.m.No. 19 Alabama No. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBS L 13–2485,619 [1]
September 191:00 p.m. Cincinnati No. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 41–082,000
September 267:45 p.m.at Boston College No. 15 ESPN W 27–1750,267
October 31:00 p.m. Temple No. 14
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 27–1384,000
October 101:00 p.m. Rutgers Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 35–2185,376
October 172:45 p.m.at No. 13 Syracuse No. 10CBSL 21–4850,011
October 311:00 p.m. West Virginia No. 18
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 25–2185,108 [2]
November 71:00 p.m.at Maryland No. 16W 21–1662,500 [3]
November 147:45 p.m.at Pittsburgh No. 15ESPNL 0–1056,500
November 2112:00 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 21–2084,000
January 1, 198812:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Clemson No. 20 ABC L 10–3553,152 [4]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1234Total
Notre Dame707620
Penn St770721

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Roster

1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 9 Mike Alexander Sr
QB 12Tom BillFr
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 88Paul PomfretSr
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 72Mike WolfSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 35Trey BauerSr
NT 70 Darryl Bullock Jr
LB 31 Andre Collins So
DT 85 Frank Giannetti Fr
LB 90 Pete Giftopoulos Sr
S 3Marques HendersonSr
LB 84 Keith Karpinski Jr
LB 92 Quintus McDonald Jr
LB 33John SweenelyJr
CB 19Gary WilkersonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1988 NFL draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
3rd358 Ray Roundtree Wide receiver Detroit Lions
8th6199 Mike Alexander Wide receiver Los Angeles Raiders
10th1250 Stan Clayton Offensive tackle Atlanta Falcons
11th11289 Pete Curkendall Defensive line Buffalo Bills

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References

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