The 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 8–3–1. Penn State was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated BYU. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Game summaries Virginia
Temple
Boston College
At Texas
vs Rutgers
At Syracuse
Alabama
West Virginia
At Maryland
Notre Dame
At Pittsburgh
Holiday Bowl (vs BYU)
Personnel
NFL draft Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1990 NFL draft.
Round Pick Overall Name Position Team 1st 2 2 Blair Thomas Running back New York Jets 2nd 21 46 Andre Collins Linebacker Washington Redskins 7th 15 180 David Szott Offensive guard Kansas City Chiefs 8th 3 196 Roger Duffy Offensive guard New York Jets
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