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 |
Syracuse |
#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. Homecoming. #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 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
Q1 |
|
ND |
C. Smith 8 yard pass from Karcher (Johnston kick) |
ND 7–0 |
|
Q2 |
|
PSU |
Blackledge 1 yard run (Jancitano kick) |
Tie 7–7 |
|
Q2 |
|
PSU |
Jancitano 41 yard field goal |
PSU 10–7 |
|
Q2 |
|
PSU |
Jancitano 29 yard field goal |
PSU 13–7 |
|
Q2 |
|
ND |
Pinkett 93 yard kickoff return (Johnston kick) |
ND 14–13 |
|
Q4 |
|
PSU |
Warner 48 yard pass from Blackledge (pass failed) |
PSU 19–14 |
|
Q4 |
|
PSU |
Safety, Pinkett tackled by Ashley in end zone |
PSU 21–14 |
|
Q4 |
|
PSU |
Jancitano 27 yard field goal |
PSU 24–14 |
|
[2]
NFL Draft
Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1983 NFL Draft.
Awards
-
- Davey O'Brien Award
-
- Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
-
- Nittany Lion of the Year
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1982 Nov 14. Retrieved 2014-Dec-15.
|
Venues |
|
Bowls & rivalries |
|
Culture & lore |
|
People |
|
Seasons |
|
National championship seasons in bold
|
|
1936–1949 |
- 1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS)
- 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California
- 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS)
- 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS)
- 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford
- 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS)
- 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS)
- 1943: Notre Dame
- 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State
- 1945: Army
- 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS)
- 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS)
- 1948: Michigan
- 1949: Notre Dame
|
1950s |
- 1950: Oklahoma
- 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS)
- 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS)
- 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS)
- 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches)
- 1955: Oklahoma
- 1956: Oklahoma
- 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS)
- 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA)
- 1959: Syracuse
|
1960s |
- 1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS)
- 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
- 1962: USC
- 1963: Texas
- 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF)
- 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF)
- 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
- 1967: USC
- 1968: Ohio State
- 1969: Texas
|
1970s |
- 1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF)
- 1971: Nebraska
- 1972: USC
- 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches)
- 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches)
- 1975: Oklahoma
- 1976: Pittsburgh
- 1977: Notre Dame
- 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN)
- 1979: Alabama
|
1980–1991 |
|