PART 7 – THE SUMMARY
All of the positions have been covered in posts 1-6. Below is a summary of those posts in what I consider to be the All Time Joe Paterno Penn State football team. We’ve also added the players that we overlooked that deserve mention with their individual positions. We have put together a list of the GREATEST MOMENTS in PSU Football history. They are sure to bring back some memories young and old. Lastly, we have included a list of outstanding accomplishments by PSU opponents over the years. These are sure to bring back memories if you were at the game or saw it on TV.
We hope that you have enjoyed the series as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together. It’s been a lot of fun and we’ve enjoyed the feedback from our followers. We received a return Tweet from AQ Shipley who checked in and a Retweet of the posts by Jordan Norwood. Thanks to all.
OFFENSE
1ST TEAM 2nd TEAM
OL – Jeff Hartings OL – Levi Brown
OL – Steve Wisniewski OL – Tom Rafferty
OL – Sean Farrell OL – Marco Rivera
OL – Keith Dorney OL – Kareem McKenzie
OL – Mike Munchak OL – AQ Shipley
TE – Ted Kwalick TE – Kyle Brady
WR – Bobby Engram WR – Jordan Norwood
WR – Deon Butler WR – Kenny Jackson
WR – OJ McDuffie
QB – Kerry Collins QB – Chuck Fusina
RB – Curt Warner RB – Lydell Mitchell
RB – Ki-Jana Carter RB – Curtis Enis
RB – John Cappelletti
Honorable Mention:
Irv Pankey, Charlie Getty, Dave Szott, Andre Johnson, Brad Benson, Chris Conlin, Stephon Wisniewski , John Nessell, Dave Joyner, Bill Dugan, Todd Moules, Rich Ohrnberger, Jack Baiorunos, Rich Buzin, Keith Conlin, bucky Greeley, Troy Drayton, Mike McCloskey, Andrew Quarles, Mickey Schuler Sr., Dan Natale, Tony Stewart, Gregg Garrity, Joe Jurevicious, Scott Fitzkee, Bryant Johnson, Derrick Williams, Freddie Scott, Jack Curry, Ethan Kilmer, Todd Blackledge, Daryll Clark, Zack Mills, Tony Sacca, John Shaffer, Chuck Burkhart, John Hufnagel, Michael Robinson, Larry Johnson, DJ Dozier, Blair Thomas, Evan Royster, Tony Hunt, Matt Suhey, Eric McCoo, Franco Harris, Charlie Pittman
DEFENSE
1St Team 2ND TEAM
DL – Courtney Brown DL – Matt Millen
DL – Bruce Clark DL – Larry Kubin
DL – Mike Reid DL – Steve Smear
DL – Devon Still DL – Randy Crowder
LB – Dennis Onkotz LB – Dan Connor
LB – Greg Buttle LB – Paul Posluszny
LB – Shane Conlan LB – Jack Ham
LB – LaVar Arrington LB – Andre Collins
DB – Neil Smith DB – Ray Isom
DB – Pete Harris DB – Bryan Scott
DB – Mark Robinson DB – Mike Zordich
DB – Darren Perry DB – Kim Herring
Honorable Mention:
Mike Hartenstein, Walker Lee Ashley, Tamba Hali, Tim Johnson, Randy Sidler, Lou Benfatti, Anthony Adams, Jimmy Kennedy, Aaron Maybin, Bob White, Brad Scioli, Jared Odrick, Justin Kurpeikis, Michael Haynes, Jay Alford, Sean Lee, John Skorupan, Brandon Short, Jim Kates, Pete Giftopoulos, Brian Gelzheiser, Trey Bauer, Jim Nelson, Mark D‘Onofrio, Gary Gray, Ed O’Neil, Kurt Allerman, Lance Mehl, Chet Parlavecchio, Scott Radecic, Gerald Filardi, Navarro Bowman, Josh Hull, Charlie Zapiac, Don Graham, Mac Morrison, Jim Rosecrans, Trey Bauer, Brian Chizmar, John Ebersole, Phil Yaboah-Kodie, Jim Laslavic, Doug Allen, Ron Crosby, Rich Milot, Keith Goganious, Rich McKenzie, Reggie Givins, Josh Hull, Tim Shaw, Harry Hamilton, Tony Pittman, Shawn Mayer, Alan Zemaitis, Paul Lankford, Leonard Humphries, Shelly Hammonds, David Macklin, James Boyd, Bhawoh Jue, Calvin Lowry, Justin King, Anthony Scirrotto
Kickers
1ST TEAM 2ND TEAM
Kevin Kelly Travis Forney
Punters
1ST TEAM 2ND TEAM
Jeremy Kapinos Jeremy Boone
Honorable Mention:
Chris Bahr, Matt Bahr, Craig Fayak, Robbie Gould, Massimo Manca, Brett Conway, Nick Gancitano, Herb Menhardt, Brian Franco, Colin Wagner, Ray Tarasi, Ryan Primanti, Ralph Giacomarro, Pat Pidgeon, John Bruno, Doug Helkowski, David Royer, Darrell Kania, Bob Parsons, Brian Masella, George Reynolds
Honorable Mention Players We Missed:
Bruce Bannen, Tyoka Jackson, Rogers Alexander, Brandon Noble, Todd Atkins, Terry Killins, Bucky Greeley, Lee Rubin, Al Golden, Keith Karpinski, Ken Kelley, Sean McHugh, Jon Whitman, Sam Gash, Steve Smith, Richie Anderson, Tim Manoa, Leo Wisniewski, Derrick (Cameron) Wake, Duffy Cobbs, Brian Chizmar, Mark Markovich, Bill Lenkaitis, Brian Milne, Phil Ostrowski, Floyd Wedderburn, John Gilmore, Vyto Kab
GREATEST MOMENTS
- Adam Taliaferro’s return to Beaver Stadium, 9/1/2001
- “Intercepted Giftopolous” – PSU beats Miami and Vinny Testaverde in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl to win the National Championship
- “Garrity…..Touchdown” – PSU beats Georgia and Herschel Walker in the 1983 Sugar Bowl to win the National Championship
- PSU beats Kansas to win the 1969 Orange Bowl 15-14 and finished their 1st undefeated season.
- PSU beat #1 ranked Notre Dame in 1990 in South Bend on Craig Fayak’s FG in the last minute,24-21
- 1969 PSU beats Syracuse on the road 15-14 scoring all 14 points in the 4th quarter on the way to the 2nd undefeated season in a row.
- Joe Paterno wins #324 at Beaver Stadium vs Ohio State
- John Cappelletti wins the 1973 Heisman Trophy
- 2002 Larry Johnson runs for 279 yards versus Michigan State to reach 2000 in a season
- 1991 PSU amasses 706 yards of total offense versus Cincinnati, 484 rushing.
- 2000 NFL Draft when Courtney Brown and LaVar Arrington were drafted #1 & #2
- From 1969, 70 and 71 PSU held Pitt to a total of 13 first downs
- 1978 PSU held Maryland to -32 yards rushing
- PSU beats Florida State in the 2006 Orange Bowl in 3 overtimes on Kevin Kelly’s FG to finish 11-1. This was last meeting between Paterno and Bowden
- 2011 – JoePa win #409, PSU 10 Illinois 7 the final victory!!
- 2001 – JoePa win #324, PSU 29 Ohio State 27
- 1995 Rose Bowl to finish undefeated PSU 38 Oregon 20
- 2010 – JoePa win #400, PSU 35 Northwestern 21
- 1994 – PSU 35 Illinois 31, come from behind victory on the way to another undefeated season
GREATEST OPPONENTS
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Doug Flutie threw for 520 yards in ’82, 380 in ’83 and 447 in ’84 against PSU
- Drew Brees threw for 361 yards in ’98 and 379 yards in ‘99
- Jeff Smoker threw for 356 yards in ’01 and 357 yards in ‘03
- Ted Brown, NC State, rushed for 251 yards in ‘77
- Michigan State RB’s Sedrick Irvin, 238 yards, and Marc Renaud, 203 yards were the only teammates to rush for more than 200 yards in a game.
- Pitt’s Tony Dorsett rushed for 224 yards in ‘76
- Thomas Lewis of Indiana had 285 yards receiving in ‘93
- Alan Pinckett of Notre Dame scored 4 TD’s in a game twice in ’83 & ‘84
- Adam Bailey, Minnesota ’97 and Joel Howells, Northwestern ’05, kicked 5 FG’s in a game
- Gary Homer, Ohio U, kicked a 57 yard FG in ‘73
- Tim Schade, Minnesota ’93, accounted for 536 yards of total offense
- Skip Orzulak, Pitt ’68, had 16 receptions
- John Paci to Thomas Lewis, Indiana, ’93, completed a 99 yard pass the longest ever against PSU
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