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1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–10 vs. USC
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1981 record 10–2
Head coach Joe Paterno (16th year)
Offensive coordinator Dick Anderson
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,770)
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
#4 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#8 Miami   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
#17 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –       7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –       5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       1 – 10 – 0
Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Boston College 0 0 0 7 7
• Penn St 10 14 7 7 38
Notre Dame at #13 Penn St
1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 7 7 7 0 21
• Penn St 14 3 0 7 24

The 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Following the game, Penn State accepted an invitation to the Fiesta Bowl.

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft.


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