Penn State Nittany Lions Football Under Joe Paterno (as An Independent)

1990 Season

1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Blockbuster Bowl, lost to Florida State

Conference

Independent

Ranking

Coaches

#10

#11

1990 record

9–3

Head coach

Joe Paterno

Offensive coordinator

Fran Ganter

Home stadium

Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)

Seasons

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Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8, 1990	Texas	#21	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	Raycom	L 13–17	85,973
September 15, 1990	at #6 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC National	L 14–19	70,594
September 22, 1990	Rutgers		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 28–0	85,194
October 6, 1990	Temple		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 48–10	85,874
October 13, 1990	Syracuse		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	CBS	W 27–21	86,002
October 20, 1990	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	W 40–21	32,000
October 27, 1990	at Alabama		Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	W 9–0	70,123
November 3, 1990	at West Virginia	#24	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 31–19	66,461
November 10, 1990	Maryland	#21	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 24–10	83,000
November 17, 1990	at #1 Notre Dame	#18	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	W 24–21	59,075
November 24, 1990	Pittsburgh	#11	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	CBS	W 22–17	85,180
December 28, 1990	vs. #11 Florida State	#7	Joe Robbie Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)	Raycom	L 17–24	75,129

“Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime,
Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

Penn State Nittany Lions Football Under Joe Paterno (as An Independent) - 1990 Season