1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State Nittany Lions football
1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1983 record	8–4–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Anderson
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium; (Capacity: 83,770)

The 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1983 college football season.^[1] 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
August 29	vs. No. 1 Nebraska	No. 4	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	KATZ	L 6–44	71,123
September 10	Cincinnati	No. 20	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 3–14	83,683
September 17	No. 13 Iowa		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 34–42	84,628
September 24	at Temple		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 23–18	35,760
October 1	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		W 36–25	32,804
October 8	No. 3 Alabama		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	CBS	W 34–28	85,614
October 15	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)		W 17–6	50,010
October 22	No. 4 West Virginia		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)		W 41–23	86,309
October 29	at No. 19 Boston College		Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ABC	L 17–27	56,188
November 5	Brown		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		W 38–21	84,670
November 12	Notre Dame		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN (tape delay)	W 34–30	85,899
November 19	at No. 17 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)		T 24–24	60,283
December 26	vs. Washington		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ESPN	W 13–10	37,212
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

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	Kevin Baugh	–	Houston Oilers
9th	18	242	George Reynolds	–	Los Angeles Rams

↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia
Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game Penn State child sex abuse scandal Paterno
People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–		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		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll