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The 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Colgate | No. 18 | | | W 54–10 | 78,926 | [2] |
September 20 | 8:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 12 | | ESPN (tape delay) | W 25–9 | 66,234 | |
September 27 | 1:50 p.m. | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 11 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | L 7–21 | 84,585 | |
October 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Missouri | No. 17 | | ESPN (tape delay) | W 29–21 | 75,298 | |
October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 14 | | | W 24–10 | 48,123 | [3] |
October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Syracuse![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 12 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 24–7 | 84,000 | |
October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 13 | | | W 20–15 | 49,194 | [4] |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | No. 13 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| TCS | W 27–12 | 83,661 | |
November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 21–13 | 83,847 | [5] |
November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Temple | No. 9 | | | W 50–7 | 49,313 | [6] |
| 1:10 p.m. | No. 4 Pittsburgh | No. 5 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 9–14 | 82,459 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Ohio State | No. 10 | | NBC | W 31–19 | 66,738 | |
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#3 Nebraska at #11 Penn State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 3 Cornhuskers |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
No. 11 Nittany Lions |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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Syracuse at #12 Penn State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Orangemen |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• No.12 Nittany Lions |
3 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
24 |
- Date: October 18
- Location: Beaver Stadium
- Game attendance: 84,790
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | PSU | Franco 26 yard field goal | PSU 3–0 |
| Q2 | | PSU | Warner 3 yard run (Franco kick) | PSU 10–0 |
| Q3 | | SYR | Zunic 11 yard interception return (Anderson kick) | PSU 10–7 |
| Q4 | | PSU | Warner 6 yard run (Franco kick) | PSU 17–7 |
| Q4 | | PSU | Jackson 13 yard pass from Blackledge (Franco kick) | PSU 24–7 |
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Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
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1980 Fiesta Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Buckeyes |
6 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
19 |
• No. 10 Nittany Lions |
7 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
- Date: December 26
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
- Game attendance: 66,738
- Television network: NBC
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PSU | Curt Warner 64-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick) | PSU 7-0 |
| 1 | | OSU | Doug Donley 23-yard pass from Art Schlichter (kick failed) | PSU 7-6 |
| 2 | | OSU | Gary Williams 13-yard pass from Art Schlichter (kick failed) | OSU 7-12 |
| 2 | | OSU | Doug Donley 19-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Bob Atha kick) | OSU 7-19 |
| 2 | | PSU | Herb Menhardt 38-field goal | OSU 10-19 |
| 3 | | PSU | Todd Blackledge 3-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick) | OSU 17-19 |
| 4 | | PSU | Jonathan Williams 4-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick) | PSU 24-19 |
| 4 | | PSU | Booker Moore 37-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick) | PSU 31-19 |
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1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL draft.
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Explosive Penn St. Clouts Colgate, 54-10". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 7, 1980. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State uses interception to tip W. Va., 20–15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Joel Coles keys Penn St. victory". Sunday Pennsylvanian. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State rout paves way to bowl bid". The Morning Call. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
- ^ "1980 Fiesta Bowl - Penn State vs. Ohio State". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014..
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