# 1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. This was Penn State's first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 17 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | | W 38–20 | 95,387 |
| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | USC* | No. 15 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | W 21–20 | 95,992 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 14 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ABC | W 31–0 | 70,397 |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Rutgers* | No. 9 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN | W 31–7 | 95,092 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | No. 9 | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (rivalry) | | W 70–7 | 42,008 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Michigan | No. 7 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | L 13–21 | 96,719 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | ABC | L 6–24 | 95,060 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Indiana | No. 19 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | | W 38–31 | 91,000 |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 16 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | W 28–14 | 90,000 |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 14 | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | | W 43–21 | 30,355 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Michigan State | No. 14 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–37 | 53,482 |
| January 1, 1994 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Tennessee* | No. 13 | Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) | ABC | W 31–13 | 72,456 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn St | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 30, 1993
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Snow flurries, 34 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 95,060
* Referee: Dick Honig
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Craig Fayak 29-yard field goal, 12:54. Penn St 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 2:06.
OSU – Raymont Harris 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 10:03. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:43.
PSU – Craig Fayak 49-yard field goal, 7:39. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:24.
Second quarter
OSU – Tim Williams 22-yard field goal, 14:56. Ohio St 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23.
OSU – Joey Galloway 25-yard pass from Bret Powers (Tim Williams kick), 11:19. Ohio St 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
OSU – Butler By'not'e 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 10:17. Ohio St 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:43.
Top passers
PSU – Kerry Collins – 13/39, 122 yards, 4 INT
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 4/11, 107 yards
Top rushers
PSU – Ki-Jana Carter – 24 rushes, 123 yards
OSU – Raymont Harris – 32 rushes, 151 yards, TD
Top receivers
PSU – Kyle Brady – 4 receptions, 36 yards
OSU – Chris Sanders – 2 receptions, 56 yards :

## NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1994 NFL draft.
| Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team |
| 3rd | 29 | 94 | Lou Benfatti | Defensive tackle | New York Jets |
| 5th | 3 | 134 | Shelly Hammonds | Defensive back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6th | 29 | 180 | Eric Ravotti | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7th | 23 | 217 | Rob Holmberg | Linebacker | Los Angeles Raiders |