1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football
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Fiesta Bowl, W 14-10 vs. Miami
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
1986 record 12–0
Head coach Joe Paterno (21st year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,370)
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Penn State           12 0 0
#2 Miami (FL)           11 1 0
#20 Virginia Tech           9 2 1
#19 Boston College           9 3 0
Tulsa           7 4 0
Florida State           7 4 1
Army           6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana           6 5 0
Southern Miss           6 5 0
Temple           6 5 0
Pittsburgh           5 5 1
Rutgers           5 5 1
Cincinnati           5 6 0
Notre Dame           5 6 0
Syracuse           5 6 0
South Carolina           3 6 2
Tulane           4 7 0
West Virginia           4 7 0
Louisville           3 8 0
Navy           3 8 0
Wichita State           3 8 0
East Carolina           2 9 0
Northern Illinois           2 9 0
Memphis           1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State defeated the Miami Hurricanes 14–10 in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl to win Paterno's second consensus national championship.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 Temple #6 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA W 45–15   85,732
September 20 at Boston College #5 Sullivan StadiumFoxborough, MA ESPN W 26–14   42,329
September 27 East Carolina #7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 42–17   84,774
October 4 Rutgers #5 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 31–6   84,000
October 11 Cincinnati #5 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 23–17   84,812
October 18 Syracusedagger #6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 42–3   85,512
October 25 at #2 Alabama #6 Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) ABC W 23–3   60,210
November 1 at West Virginia #2 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) ESPN W 19–0   59,184
November 8 Maryland #2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 17–15   85,561
November 15 at Notre Dame #3 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN ABC W 24–19   59,075
November 22 Pittsburgh #2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 34–14   85,722
January 2, 1987 vs. #1 Miami #2 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) NBC W 14–10   73,098
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Thirteen Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1987 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 8 8 Shane Conlan Linebacker Buffalo Bills
1st 14 14 D.J. Dozier Running back Minnesota Vikings
3rd 24 80 Tim Manoa Running back Cleveland Browns
3rd 25 81 Steve Smith Running back Los Angeles Raiders
4th 1 84 Don Graham Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5th 14 126 John Bruno Punter St. Louis Cardinals
5th 20 132 Chris Conlin Offensive guard Miami Dolphins
6th 1 141 Tim Johnson Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers
6th 22 162 Bob White San Francisco 49ers
8th 27 222 Dan Morgan Offensive guard Denver Broncos
9th 24 247 Bob Ontko Linebacker Indianapolis Colts
10th 17 268 Sid Lewis Defensive back New York Jets
11th 7 286 Brian Siverling Detroit Lions

Awards

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

References

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