1987 Season
| 1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| 1988 Florida Citrus Bowl, lost to Clemson | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| 1987 record | 8–4 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370) |
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Seasons
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5, 1987 | Bowling Green | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 45–19 | 84,574 | |||
| September 12, 1987 | #19 Alabama | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | CBS | L 13–24 | 85,619 | ||
| September 19, 1987 | Cincinnati | #20 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 41–0 | 82,000 | |||
| September 26, 1987 | at Boston College | #15 | Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, MA | ESPN | W 27–17 | 50,267 | ||
| October 3, 1987 | Temple | #14 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 27–13 | 84,000 | |||
| October 10, 1987 | Rutgers | #14 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 35–21 | 85,376 | |||
| October 17, 1987 | at #13 Syracuse | #10 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | CBS | L 21–48 | 50,011 | ||
| October 31, 1987 | West Virginia | #18 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 25–21 | 85,108 | |||
| November 7, 1987 | at Maryland | #16 | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD | W 21–16 | 62,500 | |||
| November 14, 1987 | at Pittsburgh | #15 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 0–10 | 56,500 | ||
| November 21, 1987 | #7 Notre Dame | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | CBS | W 21–20 | 84,000 | |||
| January 1, 1988 | vs. #14 Clemson | #20 | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC National | L 10–35 | 53,152 | ||
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