1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team


Penn State defeated the Miami Hurricanes 14–10 in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl to win Joe Paterno's second consensus national championship. The team was named national champion by AP, Billingsley, FB News, FW, Matthews, NCF, NFF, Sporting News, UPI, and USA/CNN, while named co-champion by FACT, Sagarin.

Schedule

Rankings

AP Poll

UPI Poll

Game summaries

Temple

Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–3–11985PSU, 27–25

Boston College

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–11985PSU, 16–12

East Carolina

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–01985PSU, 17–10

Rutgers

Overall recordLast meetingResult
13–11985PSU, 17–10

Cincinnati

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–11985PSU, 31–10

Syracuse

Overall recordLast meetingResult
37–21–51985PSU, 24–20

#2 Alabama

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–51985PSU, 19–17

West Virginia

Overall recordLast meetingResult
42–8–21985PSU, 27–0

Maryland

Overall recordLast meetingResult
28–1–51985PSU, 20–18

Notre Dame

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–5–11985PSU, 36–6

Pittsburgh

Overall recordLast meetingResult
41–38–41985PSU, 31–0

#1 Miami (FL) (Sunkist Fiesta Bowl)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–31981MIA, 17–14

Roster

1986 National Champions
American football roster/Footer

NFL Draft

Thirteen Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1987 NFL Draft.
RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st88Shane ConlanLinebackerBuffalo Bills
1st1414D.J. DozierRunning backMinnesota Vikings
3rd2480Tim ManoaRunning backCleveland Browns
3rd2581Steve SmithRunning backLos Angeles Raiders
4th184Don GrahamLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers
5th14126John BrunoPunterSt. Louis Cardinals
5th20132Chris ConlinOffensive guardMiami Dolphins
6th1141Tim JohnsonDefensive endPittsburgh Steelers
6th22162Bob White–San Francisco 49ers
8th27222Dan MorganOffensive guardDenver Broncos
9th24247Bob OntkoLinebackerIndianapolis Colts
10th17268Sid LewisDefensive backNew York Jets
11th7286Brian Siverling–Detroit Lions

Awards

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