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1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 10–2 with a win over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Penn State played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
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Nebraska
#3 Nebraska at #11 Penn State
- Date: September 27
- Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Game attendance: 84,585
Syracuse
Syracuse at #12 Penn State
- Date: October 18
- Location: Beaver Stadium
- Game attendance: 84,790
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 |
Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
1980 Fiesta Bowl
- Date: December 26
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
- Game attendance: 66,738
- Television network: NBC
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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Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL draft.
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