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1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1980
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
conference	Independent
CoachRank	8
APRank	8
record	10–2
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	15th
off_scheme	I formation
def_coach	Jerry Sandusky
dc_year	4th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Bob Jagers
captain2	Greg Jones
stadium	Beaver Stadium
champion	Fiesta Bowl champion
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](1980-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_result	W 31–19 vs. [Ohio State](1980-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Nebraska

Syracuse

Vs. Ohio State—Fiesta Bowl

Main article: 1980 Fiesta Bowl

Roster

Dick Anderson
John Bove
Tom Bradley
Booker Brooks
Fran Ganter
Bob Phillips
John Rosenberg
Jerry Sandusky
Jim Williams

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	Tight end	Seattle Seahawks
8th	21	214	Gene Gladys	Defensive back/Defensive line	New Orleans Saints
11th	13	289	Frank Case	Defensive end	Kansas City Chiefs

References

(September 7, 1980). "Explosive Penn St. Clouts Colgate, 54-10". [[Press & Sun-Bulletin.
(September 21, 1980). "Lions quiet Aggies, 25–9". The Pittsburgh Press.
(September 28, 1980). "Nebraska, ranked 3rd, defeats mistake-prone Penn State, 21–7". Gloucester County Times.
(October 5, 1980). "Second half surge lifts Penn State, 29–21". The Belleville News-Democrat.
(October 12, 1980). "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal.
(October 19, 1980). "Penn State tops Orange". The Buffalo News.
(October 26, 1980). "Penn State uses interception to tip W. Va., 20–15". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(November 2, 1980). "State tames Hurricanes". The Patriot-News.
(November 9, 1980). "Joel Coles keys Penn St. victory". Sunday Pennsylvanian.
(November 16, 1980). "State rout paves way to bowl bid". The Morning Call.
(November 29, 1980). "Pitt edges Penn State, 14–9". The Abilene Reporter-News.
(December 27, 1980). "Penn State 2nd half buries Ohio State". The Arizona Republic.
"1980 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
"1980 Fiesta Bowl - Penn State vs. Ohio State".

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