1989 Season
| 1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| 1989 Holiday Bowl, defeated BYU | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #14 | ||
| AP | #15 | ||
| 1989 record | 8–3–1 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370) |
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 9, 1989 | Virginia | #12 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 6–14 | 85,956 | |||
| September 16, 1989 | Temple | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 42–3 | 84,790 | ||||
| September 23, 1989 | Boston College | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 7–3 | 85,651 | ||||
| September 30, 1989 | at Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 16–12 | 75,232 | ||||
| October 7, 1989 | at Rutgers | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | W 17–0 | 57,688 | ||||
| October 14, 1989 | at Syracuse | #23 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN | W 34–12 | 49,876 | ||
| October 28, 1989 | #6 Alabama | #14 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | CBS | L 16–17 | 85,975 | ||
| November 4, 1989 | #13 West Virginia | #16 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 19–9 | 85,911 | ||
| November 11, 1989 | at Maryland | #13 | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD | T 13–13 | 61,215 | |||
| November 18, 1989 | #1 Notre Dame | #17 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | CBS | L 23–34 | 86,016 | ||
| November 25, 1989 | at #19 Pittsburgh | #22 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | CBS | W 16–13 | 57,158 | ||
| December 29, 1989 | vs. #19 BYU | #18 | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (1989 Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 50–39 | 61,113 | ||
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