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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 The Nittany Lions won the National Championship.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Temple  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Maryland  39   31   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Rutgers  49   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Nebraska  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Alabama  21   42   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Syracuse  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ West Virginia  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Boston College  52   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. North Carolina State  54   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Notre Dame  24   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  vs. Pittsburgh  19   10   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Georgia  27   23   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored395
  Scoring Average32.9
  Points Allowed196
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record88-50
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1 11-1-0 AP
1 11-1-0 Coaches
1 11-1-0 UPI
1 11-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1982 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-1395196Won  27-23  Joe Paterno
Florida State 9-3419254Won  31-12  Bobby Bowden
Pittsburgh 9-3300129Lost  3-7  Serafino Foge Fazio
West Virginia 9-3284182Lost  12-31  Don Nehlen
Boston College 8-3-1294219Lost  26-33  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
James Madison 8-3283229   Challace McMillin
East Carolina 7-4259228   Ed Emory
Georgia Southern 7-3-1290190   Erk Russell
Liberty 7-4251214   Tom Dowling
Louisiana 7-3-1248197   Sam Robertson
Southern Mississippi 7-4304180   Jim Carmody
Virginia Tech 7-4211141   Bill Dooley
Akron 6-5188144   Jim Dennison
Cincinnati 6-5281206   Mike Gottfried
Navy 6-5230196   Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame 6-4-1206174   Gerry Faust
Buffalo 5-5291180   Bill Dando
Louisville 5-6220355   Bob Weber
Rutgers 5-6180278   Frank R. Burns
Western Kentucky 5-5186200   Jimmy Feix
Army 4-7164271   Ed Cavanaugh
South Carolina 4-7224259   Richard Bell
Temple 4-7220202   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 4-7201271   Vince Gibson
North Texas 2-9179283   Corky Nelson
Syracuse 2-9159244   Dick MacPherson
Memphis 1-10129284   Rex Dockery
Central Florida 0-10109356   Sam Weir

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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