The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-2 in 1990. They fell to the Florida State Seminoles, 24 to 17, in the Blockbuster Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 280 | 4,133 | 789 | 5.2 | 1,999 | 511 | 3.9 | 2,134 | 278 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 45th | 48th | 51st | 41st | 42nd | 35th | 47th | 52nd | 67th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 155 | 3,063 | 4.0 | 1,040 | 401 | 2.6 | 2,023 | 361 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 9th | 11th | 10th | 7th | 11th | 8th | 42nd | 85th | 9th | ||||||||||
Net | +125 | +1,070 | +789 | +1.2 | +959 | +110 | +1.3 | +111 | -83 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 24th | 22nd | 51st | 19th | 21st | 21st | 22nd | 41st | 87th | 11th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |