1980 Season
| 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Fiesta Bowl, defeated Ohio State | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #8 | ||
| AP | #8 | ||
| 1980 record | 10–2 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,770) |
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Seasons
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 6, 1980 | Colgate | #18 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 54–10 | 78,926 | |||
| September 20, 1980 | at Texas A&M | #12 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN (tape delay) | W 25–9 | 66,234 | ||
| September 27, 1980 | #3 Nebraska | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | L 7–21 | 84,585 | ||
| October 4, 1980 | at #9 Missouri | #17 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPN (tape delay) | W 29–21 | 75,298 | ||
| October 11, 1980 | at Maryland | #14 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 24–10 | 48,123 | |||
| October 18, 1980 | Syracuse | #12 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 24–7 | 84,000 | |||
| October 25, 1980 | at West Virginia | #13 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 20–15 | 49,000 | |||
| November 1, 1980 | Miami (FL) | #13 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 27–12 | 83,661 | |||
| November 8, 1980 | NC State | #10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 21–13 | 83,847 | |||
| November 15, 1980 | at Temple | #9 | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | W 50–7 | 49,313 | |||
| November 28, 1980 | #4 Pittsburgh | #5 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | L 9–14 | 82,459 | ||
| December 26, 1980 | vs. #11 Ohio State | #10 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 31–19 | 66,738 | ||
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