1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dick Anderson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky (7th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
  1982
1984  
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 West Virginia 4 1 09 3 0
Penn State 3 1 18 4 1
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 1 18 3 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 2 09 3 0
Syracuse 3 3 06 5 0
Temple 2 4 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 5 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
Virginia Tech    9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College    9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia    9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina    8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh    8 3 1
Florida State    8 4 0
Penn State    8 4 1
Southern Miss    7 4 0
Memphis State    6 4 1
Notre Dame    7 5 0
Syracuse    6 5 0
South Carolina    5 6 0
Cincinnati   4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana    4 6 0
Temple    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
Louisville    3 8 0
Navy    3 8 0
Rutgers    3 8 0
Army    2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1983 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
August 299:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Nebraska No. 4 KATZ L 6–4471,123
September 101:30 p.m. Cincinnati No. 20L 3–1483,683
September 171:30 p.m.No. 13 Iowa
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 34–4284,628
September 241:30 p.m.at Temple W 23–1835,760
October 11:30 p.m.at Rutgers
W 36–2532,804
October 83:45 p.m.No. 3 Alabama
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBS W 34–2885,614 [2]
October 151:30 p.m.at Syracuse W 17–650,010
October 221:30 p.m.No. 4 West Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 41–2386,309 [3]
October 293:50 p.m.at No. 19 Boston College ABC L 17–2756,188
November 51:00 p.m. Brown
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 38–2184,670 [4]
November 121:00 p.m. Notre Dame
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPN (tape delay)W 34–3085,899
November 191:00 p.m.at No. 17 Pittsburgh T 24–2460,283
December 268:00 p.m.vs. Washington ESPNW 13–1037,212

Roster

1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 58Nick HadenJr
OT 72 Ron Heller Sr
WR 82 Kenny Jackson Sr
RB 29Tony MumfordJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 95Rogers AlexanderJr
LB 31 Shane Conlan So
LB 53 Don Graham So
S 22Ray IsomSo
LB 55 Tim Johnson So
LB 97 Scott Radecic Sr
S 32 Mark Robinson Sr
DB 43 Mike Zordich So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 10 Massimo Manca Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Post season

NFL Draft

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1984 NFL draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st44 Kenny Jackson Wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles
2nd634 Scott Radecic Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs
3rd1470 Jon Williams Running back New England Patriots
4th690 Mark Robinson Defensive back Kansas City Chiefs
4th28112 Ron Heller Offensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7th8176 Harry Hamilton Defensive back New York Jets
8th1197 Kevin Baugh Wide receiver Houston Oilers
9th18242 George Reynolds Punter Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  2. "Penn State holds off furious Alabama rally, 34–28". The Pittsburgh Press. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rebounding Penn State rips fourth-rated West Virginia". The Courier-Post. October 23, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Freligh, Sarajane (November 6, 1983). "Despite a Second-Quarter Sputter, Penn State Trounces Brown, 38-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-G, 13-G via Newspapers.com.