1981 Season
| 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy | |||
| Fiesta Bowl, defeated USC | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #3 | ||
| AP | #3 | ||
| 1981 record | 10–2 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Dick Anderson | ||
| 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 12, 1981 | Cincinnati | #9 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN (tape delay) | W 52–0 | 84,342 | ||
| September 26, 1981 | at #15 Nebraska | #3 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ESPN (tape delay) | W 30–24 | 76,308 | ||
| October 3, 1981 | Temple | #2 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 30–0 | 84,562 | |||
| October 10, 1981 | Boston College | #2 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN (tape delay) | W 38–7 | 84,473 | ||
| October 17, 1981 | at Syracuse | #2 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 41–16 | 50,037 | |||
| October 24, 1981 | West Virginia | #1 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN (tape delay) | W 30–7 | 85,012 | ||
| October 31, 1981 | at Miami | #1 | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | ABC National | L 14–17 | 32,117 | ||
| November 7, 1981 | at NC State | #6 | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 22–15 | 48,800 | |||
| November 14, 1981 | #6 Alabama | #5 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC Regional | L 16–31 | 85,133 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Notre Dame | #13 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN (tape delay) | W 24–21 | 84,175 | ||
| November 28, 1981 | at #1 Pittsburgh | #11 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC National | W 48–14 | 60,260 | ||
| January 1, 1982 | vs. #8 USC | #7 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 26–10 | 71,053 | ||
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