1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team explained

The 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Nebraska

See also: 1980 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Syracuse

See also: 1980 Syracuse Orangemen football team.

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Vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)

See main article: 1980 Fiesta Bowl. ^[4]

NFL Draft

Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	28	28			Buffalo Bills
3rd	2	58			Seattle Seahawks
6th	9	147			San Francisco 49ers
6th	10	148			Washington Redskins
7th	20	186		Tight end	Seattle Seahawks
8th	21	214		Defensive back/Defensive line	New Orleans Saints
11th	13	289			Kansas City Chiefs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 26, 2015. August 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150805073341/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. November 4, 2024.
3. Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
4. Web site: 1980 Fiesta Bowl - Penn State vs. Ohio State . 2014-04-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102154822/http://www.fiestabowl.org/tostitos-fiesta-bowl/tostitos-fiesta-bowl-game-history/game-results-recaps/1980-fiesta-bowl.php . 2014-01-02 . .