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-
1981 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Cincinnati
52
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Nebraska
30
24
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Temple
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Boston College
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Syracuse
41
16
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
West Virginia
30
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Miami (Florida)
14
17
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
North Carolina State
22
15
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Alabama
16
31
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Notre Dame
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Pittsburgh
48
14
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Southern California
26
10
W
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 371
Scoring Average 30.9
Points Allowed 162
Defense Average 13.5
Opponents Record 76-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 10-2-0
AP
3 10-2-0
Coaches
3 10-2-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).