1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Sugar Bowl, W 27–23 vs. Georgia
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
1982 record 11–1
Head coach Joe Paterno (17th year)
Offensive coordinator Dick Anderson
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,770)
Seasons
« 1981 1983 »
1982 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#13 Florida State   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
#10 Pittsburgh   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
#19 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   –       8 – 3 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
East Carolina   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Miami   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
North Texas   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0
Richmond   –   –       0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] Penn State defeated the Georgia Bulldogs, 27–23, in the Sugar Bowl to win Paterno's first consensus national championship.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 Temple #8 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN (tape delay) W 31–14   80,000
September 11 Maryland #7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 39–31   84,597
September 18 Rutgers #8 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 49–14   83,268
September 25 #2 Nebraska #8 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA CBS W 27–24   85,304
October 9 at #4 Alabama #3 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry) CBS L 21–42   76,821
October 16 Syracusedagger #8 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 28–7   84,762
October 23 at #13 West Virginia #9 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) W 24–0   60,958
October 30 at Boston College #8 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA TCS W 52–17   33,205
November 6 North Carolina State #7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 54–0   84,837
November 13 at #13 Notre Dame #5 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN ABC W 24–14   59,075
November 26 #5 Pittsburgh #2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC W 19–10   85,522
January 1, 1983 vs. #1 Georgia #2 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 27–23   78,124
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
• Penn St 0 13 0 11 24
Notre Dame 7 7 0 0 14

[2]

NFL Draft

Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1983 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 3 3 Curt Warner Running back Seattle Seahawks
1st 7 7 Todd Blackledge Quarterback Kansas City Chiefs
3rd 17 73 Walker Lee Ashley Linebacker Minnesota Vikings
4th 4 88 Mike McCloskey Tight end Houston Oilers
5th 10 122 Bill Contz Offensive tackle Cleveland Browns
5th 28 140 Gregg Garrity Wide receiver Pittsburgh Steelers
10th 8 261 Dave Laube – Detroit Lions
10th 10 263 Pete Speros – Seattle Seahawks
10th 15 268 Ralph Giacomarro Punter Atlanta Falcons

Awards

Davey O'Brien Award
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Nittany Lion of the Year

References

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  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Nov 14. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15.
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