1991 Season
| 1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Fiesta Bowl, defeated Tennessee | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #3 | ||
| AP | #3 | ||
| 1991 record | 11–2 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 93,967) |
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 28, 1991 | vs. #8 Georgia Tech | #7 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | Raycom | W 34–22 | 77,409 | ||
| September 7, 1991 | Cincinnati | #5 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | Prime | W 81–0 | 94,000 | ||
| September 14, 1991 | at USC | #5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC National | L 10–21 | 64,758 | ||
| September 21, 1991 | BYU | #12 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | W 33–7 | 96,304 | ||
| September 28, 1991 | Boston College | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 28–21 | 95,927 | |||
| October 5, 1991 | at Temple | #12 | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | W 24–7 | 43,808 | |||
| October 12, 1991 | at #2 Miami | #9 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | ABC National | L 20–26 | 75,723 | ||
| October 19, 1991 | Rutgers | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 37–17 | 95,729 | |||
| October 26, 1991 | West Virginia | #8 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 51–6 | 96,445 | ||
| November 9, 1991 | at Maryland | #9 | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD | W 47–7 | 57,416 | |||
| November 16, 1991 | #12 Notre Dame | #8 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | W 35–13 | 96,672 | ||
| November 28, 1991 | at Pittsburgh | #6 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC National | W 32–20 | 52,219 | ||
| January 1, 1992 | vs. #10 Tennessee | #6 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 42–17 | 71,133 | ||
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