Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (15th of 108) ▪ Rank: 13th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Joe Paterno (9-3)
PS/G: 33.2 (13th of 108) ▪ PA/G: 21.6 (41st of 108)
SRS: 17.86 (6th of 108) ▪ SOS: 8.28 (11th of 108)
Bowl Game: Won Hall of Fame Bowl 43-14 versus Auburn
| Rk | Player | Class | Pos | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wally Richardson* | QB | 193 Cmp, 335 Att, 2198 Yds, 18 TD | |
| 2 | Mike McQueary | QB | 4 Cmp, 8 Att, 131 Yds, 2 TD | |
| 3 | Doug Ostrosky | QB | ||
| 4 | Mike Archie* | RB | 97 Att, 512 Yds, 5.3 Avg | |
| 5 | Jon Witman* | RB | 84 Att, 316 Yds, 3.8 Avg | |
| 6 | Chris Eberly | RB | 18 Att, 125 Yds, 6.9 Avg | |
| 7 | Curtis Enis | RB | 113 Att, 683 Yds, 6.0 Avg | |
| 8 | Carl Gray | RB | 7 Att, 30 Yds, 4.3 Avg | |
| 9 | Brian Milne | RB | 39 Att, 151 Yds, 3.9 Avg | |
| 10 | Stephen Pitts | RB | 68 Att, 468 Yds, 6.9 Avg | |
| 11 | Jason Sload | RB | 3 Att, 13 Yds, 4.3 Avg | |
| 12 | Jason Stephens | RB | 2 Att, 10 Yds, 5.0 Avg | |
| 13 | Bobby Engram* | WR | 63 Rec, 1084 Yds, 17.2 Avg | |
| 14 | Freddie Scott* | WR | 34 Rec, 347 Yds, 10.2 Avg | |
| 15 | Chris Campbell | WR | 6 Rec, 87 Yds, 14.5 Avg | |
| 16 | Eric Gallman | WR | ||
| 17 | Joe Jurevicius | WR | 13 Rec, 199 Yds, 15.3 Avg | |
| 18 | Joe Nastasi | WR | ||
| 19 | Keith Olsommer* | TE | 23 Rec, 197 Yds, 8.6 Avg | |
| 20 | Bob Stephenson | TE | 3 Rec, 19 Yds, 6.3 Avg | |
| 21 | Keith Conlin* | OL | ||
| 22 | Jeff Hartings* | OL | ||
| 23 | Andre Johnson* | OL | ||
| 24 | Marco Rivera* | OL | ||
| 25 | Barry Tielsch* | OL | ||
| 26 | Jason Henderson | OL | ||
| 27 | Phil Ostrowski | OL | ||
| 28 | Todd Atkins* | DL | ||
| 29 | Brandon Noble* | DL | ||
| 30 | Brad Scioli* | DL | ||
| 31 | Anthony Cleary | DL | ||
| 32 | Chris Snyder | DL | ||
| 33 | Aaron Collins* | LB | ||
| 34 | Gerald Filardi* | LB | ||
| 35 | Jim Nelson* | LB | ||
| 36 | Clint Searce | LB | ||
| 37 | Kim Herring* | DB | ||
| 38 | Clint Holes* | DB | ||
| 39 | Brian Miller* | DB | ||
| 40 | Mark Tate* | DB | ||
| 41 | Jason Collins | DB | ||
| 42 | Chuck Penzenik | DB |