1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1992

| team = Penn State Nittany Lions

| sport = football

| image = Penn State text logo.svg

| image_size = 250

| conference = Independent

| CoachRank = 24

| record = 7–5

| head_coach = Joe Paterno

| hc_year = 27th

| off_coach = Fran Ganter

| oc_year = 9th

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Jerry Sandusky

| dc_year = 16th

| def_scheme = 4–3

| captain = John Gerak

| captain2 = Reggie Givens

| captain3 = O. J. McDuffie

| captain4 = Brett Wright

| stadium = Beaver Stadium

| bowl = Blockbuster Bowl

| bowl_result = L 3–24 vs. Stanford

}}

The 1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 7–5. Penn State was invited to the Blockbuster Bowl, where the Nittany Lions lost to Stanford. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

This was Penn State's final season as an independent as the Nittany Lions began play in the Big Ten Conference in 1993.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1992

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| tv =

| score = 24–20

| attend = 29,099

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv =

| score = 49–8

| attend = 94,892

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv =

| score = 52–7

| attend = 94,578

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 9

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 49–13

| attend = 95,891

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-lions-clobber/140271291/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Lions clobber Terps, 49–13|date=September 27, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Giants Stadium

| site_cityst = East Rutherford, NJ

| tv =

| score = 38–24

| attend = 72,203

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 7

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv = ABC

| score = 14–17

| attend = 96,704

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv = ABC

| score = 32–35

| attend = 96,130

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 40–26

| attend = 66,663

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader-psu-win-almost-heaven/140237787/|work=The Times Leader|title=PSU win almost heaven|date=October 24, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| tv =

| score = 17–30

| attend = 66,016

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 22

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = NBC

| score = 16–17

| attend = 59,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 23

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN

| score = 57–13

| attend = 91,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|January 1, 1993|Friday}}

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| rank = 21

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Joe Robbie Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami Gardens, FL

| gamename = Blockbuster Bowl

| tv = CBS

| score = 3–24

| attend = 45,554

}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1992

| team = Penn State Nittany Lions

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

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| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=46|class=So|first=Marlon|last=Forbes|pos=S|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=So|first=Brian|last=Gelzheiser|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=58|class=Sr|first=Reggie|last=Givens|pos=LB|link=y}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=99|class=Sr|first=Rich|last=McKenzie|pos=LB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Jr|first=Frank|last=Yeboah-Kodie|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=43|class=So|first=Phil|last=Yeboah-Kodie|pos=LB|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=http://www.nittanyanthology.com/92roster.doc

| head_coach = *Joe Paterno

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

NFL draft

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1993 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
class="wikitable"
1st	25	25	O.J. McDuffie	Wide receiver	Miami Dolphins
2nd	10	39	Troy Drayton	Tight end	Los Angeles Rams
2nd	22	51	Todd Rucci	Offensive tackle	New England Patriots
3rd	1	57	John Gerak	Offensive guard	Minnesota Vikings
5th	16	128	Greg Huntington	Center	Washington Redskins
6th	4	144	Richie Anderson	Running back	New York Jets
6th	13	153	Rich McKenzie	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
8th	17	213	Reggie Givens	Linebacker	Dallas Cowboys

References

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