Hardly a household name,
John Shaffer
won a national title and lost only one game as the starting QB at Penn State. John Shaffer.
Who was the quarterback for Penn State in 1985?
| Player Pos Summary | John Shaffer * QB 103 Cmp, 228 Att, 1366 Yds, 8 TD | Matt Knizner QB 10 Cmp, 19 Att, 101 Yds, 1 TD | John Toogood QB | D.J. Dozier* RB 154 Att, 723 Yds, 4.7 Avg |
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Who was the quarterback for Penn State in 1986?
Somewhere, the real 1986 Penn State quarterback
John Shaffer
is shaking his head.
Who was Penn State's quarterback in 1984?
| Player Pos Summary | Doug Strang * QB 57 Cmp, 148 Att, 840 Yds, 5 TD | John Shaffer QB 40 Cmp, 96 Att, 534 Yds, 1 TD | Matt Knizner QB 7 Cmp, 14 Att, 97 Yds, 0 TD | Tony Mumford* RB 105 Att, 458 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
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What was the score of the 1987 Fiesta Bowl?
| Miami Hurricanes Penn State Nittany Lions | (11–0) (11–0) | Independent Independent | 10 14 | Head coach: Jimmy Johnson Head coach: Joe Paterno |
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Has Penn State ever had a black quarterback?
Mike Cooper
became the first Black starting varsity quarterback for the Nittany Lions football team in 1970. In his first game on September 19, Cooper led the Lions to a 55 – 7 win over Navy.
What team did PSU beat to win the 1986 national championship?
| 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football | Head coach Joe Paterno (21st season) | Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter | Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky |
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Who won the NCAA Football championship in 1987?
The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with
Miami
winning its second national championship during the '80s in an Orange Bowl match-up featuring a rare No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between the top ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the Hurricanes.
Who won the college football championship in 1986?
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with
Penn State
winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami (Fl) 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of bowls.
Who is number 11 on Penn State football?
| # Player WT | 9 Veilleux, Christian 202 | 11 George, Daniel 206 | 12 Smith, Brandon 241 | 13 Lambert-Smith, KeAndre 184 |
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Did Vinny Testaverde throw the Fiesta Bowl?
In the Fiesta Bowl Testaverde looked rusty, and nothing like the player who ran away with the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
Vinny threw 5 interceptions
, and watching the highlights is cringe worthy.
Who won the NCAA Football championship in 1989?
The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with
Miami
winning its third National Championship during the 1980s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program.
Who won the NCAA Football championship in 1984?
The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season was topsy-turvy from start to finish. It ended with
the BYU Cougars
being bestowed their first and only national championship by beating Michigan in the Holiday Bowl.
Did John Shaffer play in the NFL?
Shaffer didn't have an NFL career
, but he had quite the Wall Street career, spending nearly a quarter-century at Merril Lynch and Goldman Sachs before leaving his job as co-head of credit sales at Goldman in August of 2014.
