1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

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
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,770)
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 p.m.ColgateNo. 18W 54–1078,926[2]
September 208:30 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 12ESPN (tape delay)W 25–966,234
September 271:50 p.m.No. 3 NebraskaNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCL 7–2184,585
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 9 MissouriNo. 17ESPN (tape delay)W 29–2175,298
October 111:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 14W 24–1048,123
October 181:30 p.m.SyracusedaggerNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 24–784,000
October 251:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 13W 20–1549,000
November 11:30 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 13
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
TCSW 27–1283,661
November 81:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1383,847
November 151:30 p.m.at TempleNo. 9W 50–749,313
November 281:10 p.m.No. 4 PittsburghNo. 5
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 9–1482,459
December 263:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Ohio StateNo. 10NBCW 31–1966,738

Roster

1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 22 Tom Baar So
QB 14 Todd Blackledge So
C 59 Mark Battaglia So
WR 29 Mark Cherewka Sr
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 80 Brad Scovill Sr
RB 25 Curt Warner So
FB 44 Jon Williams Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 73 Jeff Bergstrom Jr
DB 30 Matt Bradley Jr
DT 94 Frank Case Sr
Hero 17 Harry Hamilton Fr
LB 98 Ken Kelley So
DE 74 Larry Kubin Injured 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 23 John Walsh Sr
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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Nebraska

#3 Nebraska at #11 Penn State
1 234Total
No. 3 Cornhuskers 7 770 21
No. 11 Nittany Lions 0 700 7

Syracuse

Syracuse at #12 Penn State
1 234Total
Orangemen 0 070 7
No.12 Nittany Lions 3 7014 24
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Beaver Stadium
  • Game attendance: 84,790

[3]

Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)

1980 Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
No. 11 Buckeyes 6 1300 19
No. 10 Nittany Lions 7 3714 31
  • Date: December 26
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
  • Game attendance: 66,738
  • Television network: NBC

[4]

NFL Draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st2828Booker MooreRunning backBuffalo Bills
3rd258Bill DuganOffensive guardSeattle Seahawks
6th9147Pete KuglerNose tackleSan Francisco 49ers
6th10148Larry KubinLinebackerWashington Redskins
7th20186Brad ScovillTight endSeattle Seahawks
8th21214Gene GladysDefensive back/Defensive lineNew Orleans Saints
11th13289Frank CaseDefensive endKansas City Chiefs

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  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. Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
  4. "1980 Fiesta Bowl - Penn State vs. Ohio State". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014..
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