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1992 Penn State

7–⁠5, coached by Joe Paterno.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1992, game by game: won at Cincinnati 24–20; won vs. Temple 49–8; won vs. Eastern Michigan 52–7; won vs. Maryland 49–13; won at Rutgers 38–24; lost vs. No. 2 Miami 14–17; lost vs. No. 20 Boston College 32–35; won at West Virginia 40–26; lost at BYU 17–30; lost at No. 8 Notre Dame 16–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 57–13; lost vs. No. 13 Stanford 3–24+45−21Won 24–20 at Cincinnati+4CincinnatiWon 49–8 vs. Temple+41TempleWon 52–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+45Eastern MichiganWon 49–13 vs. Maryland+36MarylandWon 38–24 at Rutgers+14RutgersLost 14–17 vs. No. 2 Miami-3No. 2 MiamiLost 32–35 vs. No. 20 Boston College-3No. 20 Boston CollegeWon 40–26 at West Virginia+14West VirginiaLost 17–30 at BYU-13BYULost 16–17 at No. 8 Notre Dame-1No. 8 Notre DameWon 57–13 vs. Pittsburgh+44PittsburghLost 3–24 vs. No. 13 Stanford-21No. 13 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atCincinnatiW 24–⁠2077%
Sep 12vsTempleW 49–⁠887%
Sep 19vsEastern MichiganW 52–⁠791%
Sep 26vsMarylandW 49–⁠1389%
Oct 3atRutgersW 38–⁠2472%
Oct 10vs2MiamiL 14–⁠1752%
Oct 17vs20Boston CollegeL 32–⁠3577%
Oct 24atWest VirginiaW 40–⁠2660%
Oct 31atBYUL 17–⁠3061%
Nov 14at8Notre DameL 16–⁠1735%
Nov 21vsPittsburghW 57–⁠1388%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13StanfordBlockbuster BowlL 3–⁠2448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 24–⁠3 in the Blockbuster Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 23
  12. Wk 12: 22
  13. Wk 13: 23
  14. Wk 14: 22
  15. Wk 15: 21
  16. Wk 16: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Consensus All-AmericanO.J. McDuffie, WR

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
391–⁠234
Coach
Joe Paterno
Elo
1654 −34 this season
SP+ rating
14.9 No. 18 of 105; offense No. 9, defense No. 47
SRS
12.9 No. 13 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Sandusky
Captains
John Gerak, Reggie Givens, O.J. McDuffie and Brett Wright
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1O.J. McDuffie WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Troy Drayton TELos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Todd Rucci OTNew England Patriots
Rd 3John Gerak OGMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Greg Huntington CWashington Redskins
Rd 6Richie Anderson RBNew York Jets
Rd 6Rich McKenzie LBCleveland Browns