1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1983 record8–4–1
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno (18th season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Anderson
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,770)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1983 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29vs. No. 1 NebraskaNo. 4
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)
KATZL 6–4471,123
September 10CincinnatiNo. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 3–1483,683
September 17No. 13 Iowa
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 34–4284,628
September 24at Temple
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 23–1835,760
October 1at Rutgers
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
W 36–2532,804
October 8No. 3 Alabama
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 34–2885,614
October 15at Syracuse
W 17–650,010
October 22No. 4 West Virginiadagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 41–2386,309
October 29at No. 19 Boston College
  • Sullivan Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
ABCL 17–2756,188
November 5Brown
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 38–2184,670
November 12Notre Dame
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN (tape delay)W 34–3085,899
November 19at No. 17 Pittsburgh
T 24–2460,283
December 26vs. Washington
ESPNW 13–1037,212
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 58 Nick Haden Jr
T 72 Ron Heller Sr
WR 82 Kenny Jackson Sr
RB 29 Tony Mumford Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 95 Rogers Alexander Jr
LB 31 Shane Conlan So
LB 53 Don Graham So
S 22 Ray Isom So
LB 55 Tim Johnson So
LB 97 Scott Radecic Sr
S 32 Mark Robinson Sr
DB 43 Mike Zordich So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 10 Massimo Manca Fr
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Post season[]

NFL Draft[]

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1984 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 4 4 Kenny Jackson Wide receiver Philadelphia Eagles
2nd 6 34 Scott Radecic Linebacker Kansas City Chiefs
3rd 14 70 Jon Williams Running back New England Patriots
4th 6 90 Mark Robinson Defensive back Kansas City Chiefs
4th 28 112 Ron Heller Offensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7th 8 176 Harry Hamilton Defensive back New York Jets
8th 1 197 Houston Oilers
9th 18 242 Los Angeles Rams

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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