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The 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the
Pennsylvania State University in the
1989 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | 1:00 p.m. |
Virginia | No. 12 | | | L 6–14 | 85,956 |
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September 16 | 1:00 p.m. |
Temple | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 42–3 | 84,790 | |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. |
Boston College | | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 7–3 | 85,651 | |
September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at
Texas | | | | W 16–12 | 75,232 | |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Rutgers | | | | W 17–0 | 57,688 | |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at
Syracuse | No. 23 | |
ESPN | W 34–12 | 49,876 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6
Alabama | No. 14 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
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CBS | L 16–17 | 85,975 |
[3] |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 13
West Virginia | No. 16 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| ESPN | W 19–9 | 85,911 |
[4] |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Maryland | No. 13 | | | T 13–13 | 61,215 |
[5] |
November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1
Notre Dame | No. 17 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| CBS | L 23–34 | 86,016 | |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19
Pittsburgh | No. 22 | | CBS | W 16–13 | 57,158 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 19
BYU | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 50–39 | 61,113 | |
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Game information
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First quarter
- PSU –
Blair Thomas 2-yard run (Ray Tarasi kick), 8:04. Penn St 7–0. Drive: 79 yards.
- ND –
Tony Rice 5-yard run (
Craig Hentrich kick), 2:19. Tie 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards.
Second quarter
- PSU – Ray Tarasi 38-yard field goal, 13:46. Penn St 10–7.
- ND –
Ricky Watters 12-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:35. Notre Dame 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards.
- ND –
Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:27. Notre Dame 21–10.
Third quarter
- ND – Tony Rice 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:42. Notre Dame 28–10. Drive: 6 plays.
- PSU – Blair Thomas 3-yard run (Ray Tarasi kick), 4:49. Notre Dame 28–17. Drive: 79 yards.
Fourth quarter
- ND – Billy Hackett 22-yard field goal, 13:33. Notre Dame 31–17.
- ND – Billy Hackett 19-yard field goal, 6:53. Notre Dame 34–17.
- PSU –
Terry Smith 5-yard pass from Tom Bill (run failed), 4:31. Notre Dame 34–23.
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- Top passers
- ND –
Tony Rice – 5/10, 47 yards, INT
- PSU – Tom Bill – 6/14, 56 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- ND – Tony Rice – 26 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
- PSU –
Blair Thomas – 26 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
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1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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4
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Doug Helkowski
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Sr
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K
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Ray Tarasi
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
Roster
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Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the
1990 NFL Draft.
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"Penn State Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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"Penn State shocked in opener, 14–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blocked kick shocks Lions". The Times Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lions jump on Major mistakes". The Times Leader. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Penn State views tie as a loss". The South Bend Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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