1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Fiesta Bowl, W 31-19 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#8
1980 record	10–2
Head coach	Joe Paterno (15th year)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,770)

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#18 Miami		–		–				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		–		–				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		–		–				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 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	Colgate	#18	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 54–10	78,926
September 20	at Texas A&M	#12	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN (tape delay)	W 25–9	66,234
September 27	#3 Nebraska	#11	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 7–21	84,585
October 4	at #9 Missouri	#17	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN (tape delay)	W 29–21	75,298
October 11	at Maryland	#14	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)		W 24–10	48,123
October 18	Syracuse	#12	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 24–7	84,000
October 25	at West Virginia	#13	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)		W 20–15	49,000
November 1	Miami (FL)	#13	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	TCS	W 27–12	83,661
November 8	North Carolina State	#10	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 21–13	83,847
November 15	at Temple	#9	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 50–7	49,313
November 28	#4 Pittsburgh	#5	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 9–14	82,459
December 26	vs. #11 Ohio State	#10	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 31–19	66,738
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

NFL Draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	28	28	Booker Moore	Running back	Buffalo Bills
3rd	2	58	Bill Dugan	Offensive guard	Seattle Seahawks
6th	9	147	Pete Kugler	Nose tackle	San Francisco 49ers
6th	10	148	Larry Kubin	Linebacker	Washington Redskins
7th	20	186	Brad Scovill	–	Seattle Seahawks
8th	21	214	Gene Gladys	–	New Orleans Saints
11th	13	289	Frank Case	Defensive end	Kansas City Chiefs

Fiesta Bowl

1980 Fiesta Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 6 13 0 0 19 • Penn State 7 3 7 14 31 Date: December 26 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ Game attendance: 66,738 Television network: NBC

Scoring summary 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