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-
1980 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Colgate
54
10
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Texas A&M
25
9
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Nebraska
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Missouri
29
21
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Maryland
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Syracuse
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
West Virginia
20
15
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Miami (Florida)
27
12
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
North Carolina State
21
13
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Temple
50
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Pittsburgh
9
14
L
Fri., Dec. 26
Ohio State
31
19
W
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 321
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 158
Defense Average 13.2
Opponents Record 71-45
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 5-0
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 10-2-0
AP
8 10-2-0
Coaches
8 10-2-0
UPI
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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