1987-88 Penn State Nittany Lions — schedule and results

The 1987-88 Penn State Nittany Lions went 13-14 (9-9 in the A-10) under head coach Bruce Parkhill. Simple Rating System: 0.73.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1987-12-01vs Oklahoma SoonersL 59–93Rec Hall
1987-12-05at Florida State SeminolesL 60–63Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
1987-12-07at Lehigh Mountain HawksL 72–79Stabler Arena
1987-12-11vs Vermont CatamountsW 83–66Rec Hall
1987-12-29neutral Louisiana Ragin' CajunsL 69–74
1987-12-30neutral Yale BulldogsW 69–50
1988-01-02at West Virginia MountaineersL 51–54WVU Coliseum
1988-01-05at Massachusetts MinutemenL 51–69Curry Hicks Cage
1988-01-07at Rhode Island RamsL 80–83Keaney Gymnasium
1988-01-10vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsW 63–58Rec Hall
1988-01-16vs George Washington RevolutionariesW 74–61Rec Hall
1988-01-18vs Temple OwlsL 44–59Rec Hall
1988-01-23at St. Bonaventure BonniesL 58–66Reilly Center
1988-01-28at Duquesne DukesW 72–69Civic Arena
1988-01-30at Saint Joseph's HawksW 61–59Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
1988-02-06vs St. Bonaventure BonniesW 64–62Rec Hall
1988-02-11vs West Virginia MountaineersW 63–61 (OTOT)Rec Hall
1988-02-13vs Massachusetts MinutemenW 71–53Rec Hall
1988-02-16at Temple OwlsL 49–50McGonigle Hall
1988-02-18at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 61–65Louis Brown Athletic Center
1988-02-21vs Saint Joseph's HawksW 76–52Rec Hall
1988-02-25vs Rhode Island RamsL 69–77Rec Hall
1988-02-27vs Duquesne DukesW 73–63Rec Hall
1988-03-02at George Washington RevolutionariesL 74–81Charles E. Smith Center
1988-03-07neutral Saint Joseph's HawksL 78–85 (OTOT)WVU Coliseum

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