1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 31–19 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh  – – 11 –1 –0
Tennessee State  – – 9 –1 –0
No. 5 Florida State  – – 10 –2 –0
No. 8 Penn State  – – 10 –2 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame  – – 9 –2 –1
No. 18 Miami (FL)  – – 9 –3 –0
Southern Miss  – – 9 –3 –0
Navy  – – 8 –4 –0
South Carolina  – – 8 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 8 –4 –0
Boston College  – – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 7 –4 –0
Rutgers  – – 7 –4 –0
UNLV  – – 7 –4 –0
Tulane  – – 7 –5 –0
Colgate  – – 5 –4 –1
North Texas State  – – 6 –5 –0
Villanova  – – 6 –5 –0
West Virginia  – – 6 –6 –0
Louisville  – – 5 –6 –0
Richmond  – – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse  – – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina  – – 4 –7 –0
Illinois State  – – 4 –7 –0
Temple  – – 4 –7 –0
Army  – – 3 –7 –1
Holy Cross  – – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati  – – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State  – – 2 –9 –0
William & Mary  – – 2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech  – – 1 –9 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 p.m. Colgate No. 18
W 54–1078,926 [2]
September 208:30 p.m.at Texas A&M No. 12
 ESPN (tape delay)W 25–966,234
September 271:50 p.m.No. 3 Nebraska No. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
 ABC L 7–2184,585
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 9 Missouri No. 17
ESPN (tape delay)W 29–2175,298
October 111:30 p.m.at Maryland No. 14
W 24–1048,123 [3]
October 181:30 p.m. Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 24–784,000
October 251:30 p.m.at West Virginia No. 13
W 20–1549,194 [4]
November 11:30 p.m. Miami (FL) No. 13
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
 TCS W 27–1283,661
November 81:30 p.m. NC State No. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1383,847 [5]
November 151:30 p.m.at Temple No. 9
W 50–749,313 [6]
November 281:10 p.m.No. 4 Pittsburgh No. 5
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 9–1482,459
December 263:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Ohio State No. 10
 NBC W 31–1966,738

Game summaries

Nebraska

#3 Nebraska at #11 Penn State
1234Total
•No. 3 Cornhuskers777021
No. 11 Nittany Lions07007

Syracuse

Syracuse at #12 Penn State
1234Total
Orangemen00707
•No.12 Nittany Lions3701424
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Beaver Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,790
Scoring summary
Q1PSUFranco 26 yard field goalPSU 3–0
Q2PSUWarner 3 yard run (Franco kick)PSU 10–0
Q3SYRZunic 11 yard interception return (Anderson kick)PSU 10–7
Q4PSUWarner 6 yard run (Franco kick)PSU 17–7
Q4PSUJackson 13 yard pass from Blackledge (Franco kick)PSU 24–7

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Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)

1980 Fiesta Bowl
1234Total
No. 11 Buckeyes6130019
•No. 10 Nittany Lions7371431
  • Date: December 26
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
  • Game attendance: 66,738
  • Television network: NBC
Scoring summary
1PSU Curt Warner 64-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)PSU 7-0
1OSUDoug Donley 23-yard pass from Art Schlichter (kick failed)PSU 7-6
2OSUGary Williams 13-yard pass from Art Schlichter (kick failed)OSU 7-12
2OSUDoug Donley 19-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Bob Atha kick)OSU 7-19
2PSUHerb Menhardt 38-field goalOSU 10-19
3PSU Todd Blackledge 3-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)OSU 17-19
4PSUJonathan Williams 4-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)PSU 24-19
4PSUBooker Moore 37-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)PSU 31-19

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Roster

1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 22Tom BaarSo
QB 14 Todd Blackledge So
C 59Mark BattagliaSo
WR 29Mark CherewkaSr
OT 79 Bill Contz So
OT 77 Bill Dugan Sr
G 62 Sean Farrell Jr
WR 19 Gregg Garrity So
TE 85 Vyto Kab Jr
TE 81 Mike McCloskey So
RB 38 Mike Meade Jr
RB 48 Booker Moore Sr
G 78 Mike Munchak Jr
C 53 Jim Romano Jr
TE 80Brad ScovillSr
RB 25 Curt Warner So
FB 44 Jon Williams Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 73Jeff BergstromJr
DB 30 Matt Bradley Jr
DT 94 Frank Case Sr
Hero 17 Harry Hamilton Fr
LB 98 Ken Kelley So
DE 74 Larry Kubin   Cruz Roja.svg Sr
DT 57 Pete Kugler Sr
DE 37 Walker Lee Ashley So
CB 12 Paul Lankford Jr
LB 65 Dave Opfar Jr
LB 94 Chet Parlavecchio Jr
LB 97 Scott Radecic Fr
S 23John WalshSr
DT 61 Leo Wisniewski Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10 Brian Franco Jr
P 21 Ralph Giacomarro So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st2828 Booker Moore Running back Buffalo Bills
3rd258 Bill Dugan Offensive guard Seattle Seahawks
6th9147 Pete Kugler Nose tackle San Francisco 49ers
6th10148 Larry Kubin Linebacker Washington Redskins
7th20186 Brad Scovill Tight end Seattle Seahawks
8th21214 Gene Gladys Defensive back/Defensive line New Orleans Saints
11th13289 Frank Case Defensive end Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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  2. ↑ "Explosive Penn St. Clouts Colgate, 54-10". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 7, 1980. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Penn State uses interception to tip W. Va., 20–15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Joel Coles keys Penn St. victory". Sunday Pennsylvanian. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "State rout paves way to bowl bid". The Morning Call. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
  8. ↑ "1980 Fiesta Bowl - Penn State vs. Ohio State". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014..
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