The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a copy of the book lamars climb a journey to happy valley. Espn ranks penn state footballs 1994 team as one of the. The logos and icons displayed throughout this page were copied from other sources and should be considered the. Penn state quarterback trace mcsorley throws as offensive lineman connor mcgovern and guard brian gaia block during the fourth quarter at memorial stadium in bloomington, in on nov. Bacon embedded himself in four college football programs penn state, ohio state. Penn state nittany lions football record by year college football. The team was coached by joe paterno and played its home games in beaver stadium in university park, pennsylvania. Athlons the really big ten, town and gowns annual, 1994. Bluewhiteillustrated looking back on the undefeated 94 lions. When penn state had to cancel football games in 1918. Trace mcsorley football penn state university athletics. For title iisection 504 cordinator information, visit. Penn state s intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887, competing as an independent before joining the big ten in 1993.
Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders wikipedia. Penn state has a total record of 624 against the terrapins and scarlet knights. It references the joyce collections holdings of team media guides for football programs at fouryear colleges and universities in the united states and canada. No college football program has ever had to deal with the obstacles, hostility, and challenges encountered by the players and coaches of the 2012 penn state nittany lions, and this book is an account of that unforgettable season in which the team rebounded from a disillusioning 02 start to surprise everyone and finish with an 84 record. The greatest players in penn state womens volleyball history. Identification of item, pennsylvania state university, intercollegiate athletics, football records, 491. Nov 14, 2011 penn state s former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky was charged with sexually assaulting eight boys from 1994 to 2009.
Oct 26, 2017 in the penn state football history book road to number one. He actually played 12 and the 12th was a really big one but this was when the ncaa didnt count postseason stats toward player records. After michigan took the very first matchup in 1993, the series has gone as follows. Collins, who in 2018 became the 19th former penn state player to earn college football hall of fame inclusion, was a catalyst for the unbeaten 1994 nittany lions squad. Football history vs university of michigan from oct 16, 1993 oct 19, 2019. Tony pittman to speak at ist penn state university.
But when trace mcsorley broke another school record in saturdays 317 win over northwestern, and it wasnt nearly as noticeable as one would think. The skinny the 1994 recruiting effort benefitted with larry petroff as the coordinator. The book s best chapter, and the one many people will turn to first, is titled simply sandusky. The official athletic site of the ohio state buckeyes. Identification of item, pennsylvania state university, intercollegiate athletics, football records, 491, special. Orlando pace biggest star in osu 1994 recruiting class.
Review the myriad of penn state football records that have been broken during the 2017 regular season. Joe paternos recordsetting career by the numbers cbs news. This saturday, when hackenberg and penn state face akron in penn states 2014 home opener in beaver stadium, kerry collins and his teammates from the nittany lions magnificent 120 1994 team. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders. Aug 29, 2009 the nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. Penn state university athletics football history vs. With 6,596 assists in her career, she remains the leader in the school record books, and only byus tami hamilton had more assists than jaworski in the ncaa from 19812000. The 1994 penn state nittany lions football team represented the pennsylvania state university in the 1994 ncaa division ia football season. Joe paterno took over as coach in 1966, and guided the nittany lions to the most wins by any coach in division i history.
From new york times bestselling author and michigan football expert john back, an analysis of the state of college football. From the recruiting classes of 1990 and 1991 that formed the foundation of the undefeated team through. Date, time, opponent, rank, site, tv, result, attendance. Sep 03, 2014 twenty years is a long time ago for just about anyone born in the early 1970s. The collection also includes football footage of the 1948 cotton bowl, highlight films dating back to 1952, footage of scrimmages, and films of practice sessions, bluewhite games.
Penn state amassed the majority of its wins against ohio state before joining the big ten in 1993. Penn states intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887. A fouryear starter at penn state, mills was the lead qb during the programs lowest point record wise under legendary head coach joe paterno. In a fivepart series, the penn state football letter, published by the penn state alumni association, recounts the story of the 1994 campaign.
Of the five, only the 1986 team was awarded a national championship. Greatest penn state games of the big ten era 1994 illinois. Twotime allamerican michelle jaworski was the first in a long line of elite setters to come out of the penn state womens volleyball program. Winsipedia database and infographics of usc trojans vs. Although the nittany lions quarterback was on his way to making history, his performance was overshadowed because no.
Penn state university libraries university libraries home. Building the best penn state team from the big ten era since joining the big ten in 1993, penn state has had a number of star football players. The nittany lions of penn state university have stood proud as an elite force in college football for more than 120 years. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. Also included are high school conferences in pennsylvania and new jersey and any other high schools. Dec 24, 2019 in 2014, he set a penn state singleseason receiving record with 97 catches for 1,432 yards and six touchdowns. In search of the sports old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author john u.
Southwestern southwestern college winfield ks 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967. As northwestern sold out on stopping barkley and left its corners on islands, mcsorley settled in and picked the secondary apart. Nebraska went 121, the lone loss being at penn state, 2724. It includes profiles of key players and coaches and highlights all the great seasons and games.
From the likes of gene shorty miller and lighthorse harry wilson through legends jack ham and john cappelletti to the institution that is joe paterno, the gridiron of happy valley boasts true icons of the game and some of the most formidable teams in the sports history. There is controversy over whether this team should have been crowned national champions. Mark dantonio football coach michigan state university. All things considered, aside from the 1994 season you might not really. Football standings regular season games against each other, 1933 through 2014 school years games wonlosttied pct. Southwest texas state southwest texas state university san marcos tx 1961, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1994. Hackenberg broke mills singlegame freshman record of 280 yards with. Penn state nittany lions football record by year college. The legacy of penn state football took its most significant turn in 1966, when a 39yearold assistant. A look at penn state s 6314 clobbering of ohio state in 1994. Twenty years is a long time ago for just about anyone born in the early 1970s. Wisconsin 12316, a big ten championship game record.
I looked for a penn state coloring book for myself and my two children, but. This page is a finding aid to materials in the joyce sports research collection in the department of special collections, university libraries of notre dame. The ducks outgained the lions in the game in terms of yards from scrimmage, 501 to 430, using a rose bowlrecord 456 passing yards. Mills holds the record at 399, meaning the door is wide open. The 1992 penn state nittany lions football team represented the pennsylvania state university in the 1992 ncaa division ia football season. Dec 11, 2019 remember he was even better than the ncaa record book indicates, because the official book only counts 11 games worth of his 1994 season, due to old rules. It was november and the penn state football team had just beaten michigan state to clinch the big ten east title. The group coached by joe paterno averaged 47 points and had an explosive offense which was led by kerry collins, kijana cater and.
Eddie george ended up leaving the game early with an injury, and that was pretty much all she wrote for ohio state. Penn states greatest games of the big ten era 1994 ohio. Allen robinson football penn state university athletics. Penn state sports archive penn state university libraries. Someone brought up 1982, when penn state won the national championship with an 111 record. No college football program has ever had to deal with the obstacles, hostility, and challenges encountered by the players and coaches of the 2012 penn state nittany lions, and this book is an account of that unforgettable season in which the team rebounded from a disillusioning 02 start to surprise everyone and finish with an 84 record, third best in the big ten conference. May 08, 2020 tony pittman, director of business relationship management in hewlett packards global supply chain services organization and former penn state football player, will deliver a talk from 4. Michigan state had a record setting season in 20, winning a school record games, defeating no. In his new book for the glory, ken denlinger follows the careers of the 29 freshmen who composed penn state s football class of 1992 from their arrival in happy valley in 1988 to their. Penn states football program originated in the late 1880s, just as the young sport was taking shape on sandlots and fields across the nation.
The nittany lions surrendered just 153 rushing yards in nine games that season. In that game, the nittany lions made a catch well out of bounds, but it was ruled legal by the official and set up the winning touchdown. Interestingly enough though, penn state has received national title honors. Although penn state began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887, the schools official record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1970. There are different types of files which include records from all colleges, universities, and junior colleges across the country, conference information, including defunct conferences and alliances. Now, his former backfield mate is getting the same treatment.
The loss that cost penn state football the 1994 national championship new, 120 comments the lions were undefeated but it was a loss by miami in the orange bowl that cost penn state. Rb curtis enis penn state, ol floyd wedderburn penn state, db marcus ray michigan. The scandal cost penn state football coach joe paterno and president. Penn states unbeaten 1994 team had one unbeatable opponent. The crimson tide, 101, led 147 before the nittany lions recovered a fumbled punt at the alabama. Jun 21, 2016 the loss that cost penn state football the 1994 national championship new, 120 comments the lions were undefeated but it was a loss by miami in the orange bowl that cost penn state the title. A probable allamerica candidate, the hardworking and dynamic robinson shattered the penn state season receptions record with 77 catches, besting the previous record of 63 held by allamericans o. Although penn sta te began competing in intercollegi ate footb all in 1887, the schools off icial record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1970. The complete illustrated history, authors barry wilner and ken rappoport explore the early years of nittany lions fortunes and misfortunes on the gridiron and its emergence as a national power in the 1940s and 1950s. Penn states intercollegiate football team began competition in in 1887, competing as. The most prolific offense by far in penn state history and one of the most potent in the history of college football, it averaged 47 points. Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it. Ohio statepenn state rivalry growing into special series.
Why rewriting bellefontes record book isnt whats most important for rb c. Oral history recounts nittany lions undefeated 1994. The official source for the best of buckeye athletics football archive. Godwin is penn states seventhleading receiver with 154 catches for 2,421 yards and 18 tds, and hamilton is the schools alltime leader in career receptions with 214 for 2,842 yards and 18 tds. Hackenberg assaulting record book in freshman year. It broke a record that kerry collins set after completing 14straight against minnesota in 1994. Materials include media guides, statistics, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.
They were engraved with their 120 record, and their status as big ten. The saylor football statistics database consists of approximately 6,700 files. Penn state had struggled on both defense and offensecompared to the stellar performance a year priorand lost three games for an 83 overall record. Penn state a l l g a m e s h o m e g a m e s a w a y g a m e s overall. Coach paterno has led five penn state teams to undefeated seasons, the first way back in 1968 and the most recent in 1994. How penn state football quarterback trace mcsorley broke. Why rewriting bellefontes record book isnt whats most. Penn states undefeated 1994 team, which was just honored on saturday night at beaver stadium, was ranked no.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons. Penn states 4424 loss to indiana saw hackenberg break two more records. The 1993 season was penn state football s first as a member of the big ten. Ranking the 12 most important penn state football teams. But it still seems almost like yesterday to the two 40ishyearold quarterbacks of penn state s starcrossed, undefeated 1994 football team, which was denied a national championship despite winning the big ten title and the rose bowl with one of the greatest offenses in college football history.
This team was exciting to watch and i was overflowing with school spirit. The loss that cost penn state football the 1994 national. This time last year, the talk around state college was saquon barkley and whether he was the greatest running back in penn state history. Pennsylvania state university, intercollegiate athletics, football. There is controversy over whether this team should have been crowned national champions this season, after finishing unbeaten.
Youngstown state university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender indentity andor expression, disability, age, religion or veternmilitary status in its programs and activtities. Penn state nittany lions football series history and alltime records, national championships, conference championships, bowl games, wins, bowl record, allamericans, heisman winners, and nfl draft picks. Team no 1243 division level 0 division ia the big 10 conference results for year. To date, the sports archives included more than 4000 football films and videotapes, beginning with the 1929 film of the university of pennsylvania and penn state. Penn state countered with its offensive line, and rushing. Students who want to attend the clash can purchase a ticket at gate b northeast corner of the bryce jordan center beginning at 7 a.
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