1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

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
Offensive coordinatorDick Anderson
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,770)
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
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
Rutgers        3 8 0
Army        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29vs. No. 1 NebraskaNo. 4KATZL 6–4471,123
September 10CincinnatiNo. 20L 3–1483,683
September 17No. 13 Iowa
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 34–4284,628
September 24at TempleW 23–1835,760
October 1at Rutgers
W 36–2532,804
October 8No. 3 Alabama
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CBSW 34–2885,614
October 15at SyracuseW 17–650,010
October 22No. 4 West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 41–2386,309
October 29at No. 19 Boston CollegeABCL 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 PittsburghT 24–2460,283
December 26vs. WashingtonESPNW 13–1037,212
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 58 Nick Haden Jr
T 72 Ron Heller Sr
WR 82 Kenny Jackson Sr
RB 29 Tony Mumford Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
PK 10 Massimo Manca Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Post season

NFL Draft

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1984 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st44Kenny JacksonWide receiverPhiladelphia Eagles
2nd634Scott RadecicLinebackerKansas City Chiefs
3rd1470Jon WilliamsRunning backNew England Patriots
4th690Mark RobinsonDefensive backKansas City Chiefs
4th28112Ron HellerOffensive tackleTampa Bay Buccaneers
7th8176Harry HamiltonDefensive backNew York Jets
8th1197Kevin BaughHouston Oilers
9th18242George ReynoldsLos Angeles Rams

References

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